Patient Care Assistant Pre and Post Op

CommonSpirit Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY, part of CommonSpirit Health, is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to help patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with daily life activities and basic care. You will support nursing staff with vital signs and room preparation, contributing to compassionate patient care.

Requirements include a High School Diploma or equivalent and CPR/BLS certification. The role emphasizes vigilance, coaching receptiveness, and a patient-centered approach in a

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED or SRNA is required.
• Basic Life Support (CPR/BLS) certification is required upon hire.
• Ability to assist with daily living activities and vital sign monitoring.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Vital signs monitoring

Direct patient care

Observation and coaching

Willingness to learn

Education

High School Diploma, GED or SRNA

Tools

CPR/BLS certification

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 Diploma, GED or SRNA


• Basic Life Support – CPR, upon hire

Where You’ll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Pay Range

$20.36 – $28.76 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.