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Patient Care Assistant II

Catholic Health Initiatives

Caldwell, TXJob$16.06–22.69/hrPosted 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$16.06–22.69/hr
Location
Caldwell, TX
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Basic Life Support - CPR

Job overview

Catholic Health Initiatives is hiring a Patient Care Assistant II. The Patient Care Assistant helps patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with basic daily life activities. This role involves directly supporting patients with personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding, while also assisting nursing staff with vital sign monitoring and preparing patient rooms. Success in this role comes from a genuine desire to help patients feel better, diligence, and being observant of patients’ conditions.

Key focus areas include Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff, Monitors and records vital signs, and Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs.

Successful candidates bring High School Graduate, High School GED, and Accredited Nursing School Graduate Or 1 Year Direct Patient Care Experience. Important skills include Direct Patient Care, Monitor Vital Signs, Personal Hygiene Assistance, Physical Care Needs, Measure Intake And Output, and Record Intake And Output. Preferred (not required): Help Patients Feel Better, Diligence, Observant, and Accept Coaching.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Direct Patient CareMonitor Vital SignsPersonal Hygiene AssistancePhysical Care NeedsMeasure Intake and OutputRecord Intake and OutputReport Intake and OutputObtain Daily WeightRecord Daily WeightBlood Glucose TestingBlood Glucose MeterHelp Patients Feel BetterDiligenceObservantAccept Coaching

Qualifications

High School Graduate General Studies or GED General StudiesGraduated From an Accredited School of Nursing or 1 Year Direct Patient Care ExperienceBasic Life Support - CPR

Full 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 Burleson Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital in Caldwell, Texas offering a Level IV Trauma Center, IP and OP services, therapy, emergency care, skilled nursing care, injury treatment and more.

Our hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and certified as a Level III support stroke facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Pay Range

$16.06 - $22.69 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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