Patient Care Assistant
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Job overview
Prime Healthcare is hiring a Patient Care Assistant. The Patient Care Assistant I works on the Medical Surgical unit at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, providing general patient care and supporting continuous heart and vital sign monitoring for cardiac patients while contributing to a compassionate, award‑winning healthcare team.
Key focus areas include Assist patients with activities of daily living and provide basic nursing care under RN supervision.
Important skills include BLS and Medical Terminology. Preferred (not required): Phlebotomy and EKG.
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Overview
Patient Care Assistant I - Medical Surgical Floor
Location: Knapp Medical Center - Weslaco, TX
Per Diem | Days | 12 - Hour Shifts
Our Patient Care Assistant will work in our hospital’s Medical Surgical unit, providing general patient care while also supporting continuous heart and vital sign monitoring for cardiac patients.
Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
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Competitive compensation
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Medical insurance benefit plan
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401K
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
Knapp Medical Center is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call 956-968-8567 or visit www.KnappMed.org
Responsibilities
- The Patient Care Assistant assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to all patients and assists in maintenance of a safe environment under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse in charge of the team and/or unit.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
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High School Diploma or equivalent.
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Current Phlebotomy certification upon hire, preferred.
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Current EKG certification upon hire, preferred.
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Current BLS (AHA) within 30 days of hire and maintain current
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Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.
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Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physician’s office preferred.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf
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FacilityKnapp Medical Center
LocationUS-TX-Weslaco
ID2026-275465
CategoryAide
Position TypePer Diem
ShiftDays
Job TypeNon-Exempt
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