Patient Care Assistant II

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

Job summary

CHI is seeking a dedicated Patient Care Assistant in Navasota, Texas, to provide essential support to patients in a critical access hospital setting. Responsibilities include assisting with personal hygiene, mobility, and monitoring vital signs.

The ideal candidate must have a High School diploma or GED along with certified BLS within 14 days. Join our team to enhance patient well-being by ensuring their comfort and safety, all while working in a collaborative healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED required.
• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing or 1 year direct patient care experience.
• BLS - CPR 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.

Skills

Direct patient care

Vital sign monitoring

Personal hygiene assistance

Diligence and observation

Education

High School Graduate General Studies

Basic Life Support - CPR

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

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.

• 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

Job Requirements

Required

• 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