Patient Care Tech: Vital Signs & Daily Support (12-Hour)

CHRISTUS Health; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Texas is seeking a hospital-based caregiver to provide basic patient care under nursing staff direction and to help ensure patient safety and well-being.

Responsibilities include assisting with calls, helping with eating, bathing, dressing, grooming and mobility; feeding patients and tracking intake; monitoring vital signs and reporting changes to the nursing team; and assisting with procedures and wound care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Answering patient calls and helping patients with eating, bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility.
• Feeding patients, measuring and recording their food and liquid intake.
• Monitoring and documenting patients' temperature, blood pressure, and other vital signs and reporting changes to nurses or doctors.
• Assisting nurses or doctors with medical procedures and dressing wounds.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

CHRISTUS Health in Texas is seeking a hospital-based caregiver to provide basic patient care under nursing staff direction and to help ensure patient safety and well-being.

Responsibilities include assisting with calls, helping with eating, bathing, dressing, grooming and mobility; feeding patients and tracking intake; monitoring vital signs and reporting changes to the nursing team; and assisting with procedures and wound care.