Patient Care Assistant I
About this role
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, upon hire or • High School GED, upon hire and • Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days
Preferred
• Prior Experience, upon hire
Where You’ll Work
St. Luke's Health–The Vintage Hospital is 106 bed facility that is nationally-recognized for providing high-quality, compassionate care to Northwest Houston communities including Willowbrook, Champions and Tomball. With the resources and expertise of the St. Luke’s Health system, St. Luke's-The Vintage offers the latest advancements in diagnostic and surgical services, including heart care, lung health and orthopedics. St. Luke’s Health is a member of CommonSpirit.