Patient Care Assistant II

CommonSpirit Health; Navasota (TX); On-site; USD 22,124 - 31,257; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is looking for a Patient Care Assistant in Navasota, Texas. In this role, you will assist patients with daily activities, vital sign monitoring, and support the nursing staff in providing comprehensive care.

The ideal candidate is a high school graduate with CPR certification and the ability to work under supervision. You will ensure that patients feel comfortable and safe, making a crucial contribution to their well-being.

Qualifications

• Must be a High School Graduate or have GED upon hire.
• Experience in a nursing setting is preferred or 1 year direct patient care.
• Must obtain Basic Life Support certification within 14 days.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff.
• Monitors and records vital signs.
• Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs.
• Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output.
• Obtains and records daily weight.
• Performs blood glucose testing.

Skills

Direct patient care

Vital signs monitoring

Personal hygiene assistance

Observational skills

Education

High School Graduate General Studies

High School GED

Accredited nursing school graduate or 1 year direct patient care experience

Basic Life Support - CPR

Job description

Overview

As our Patient Care Assistant, you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities. Every day, you will directly support patients with tasks such as personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding, while also assisting nursing staff with vital sign monitoring and preparing patient rooms. Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You're diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff
• Monitors and records vital signs
• Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs
• Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output
• Obtains and records daily weight
• Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter

Qualifications

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• graduated from an accredited school of nursing or 1 year direct patient care experience, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 days

Where You\'ll Work

St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital in Navasota, Texas offering a Level IV Trauma Center, in-patient and out-patient services, physical therapy, emergency care, occupational therapy, skilled nursing care, injury treatment and more. The ED includes a triage room, 5 patient rooms and a central nurses' station. The ED maintains a specific designation for Stroke and Trauma care and is equipped with 24-hour emergency services, laboratory, and CT scans.

Pay Range

$16.06 - $22.69 /hour