Patient Care Assistant II
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Job overview
Catholic Health Initiatives is hiring a Patient Care Assistant II. The Patient Care Assistant II supports patients with daily life activities, ensuring their comfort and safety. This role involves assisting with personal hygiene, mobility, and feeding, as well as monitoring vital signs and preparing patient rooms. Success in this position requires a genuine desire to help patients, diligence in tasks, and keen observation skills.
Key focus areas include Provide direct patient care as delegated by RN staff, Monitor and record vital signs, and Assist in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs.
Successful candidates bring High School Graduate General Studies, High School GED General Studies, and Graduated From Accredited School Of Nursing. 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, Diligent, Observant, and Accept Coaching Well.
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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.
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Provides direct patient care as delegated by RN staff
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Monitors and records vital signs
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Assists in providing personal hygiene and physical care needs
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Accurately measures, records, and reports intake and output
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Obtains and records daily weight
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Performs blood glucose testing using blood glucose meter
Job Requirements Required
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High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
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High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
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graduated from an accredited school of nursing or 1 year direct patient care experience , upon hire
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Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days
Where You'll Work
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital is a 25- bed critical access hospital in Navasota, Texas offering a Level IV Trauma Center, in-patient and out-patient services, physical therapy, emergency care, occupational therapy, skilled nursing care, injury treatment and more.
The ED includes a triage room, 5 patient rooms and a central nurses' station. The ED maintains a specific designation for Stroke and Trauma care and is equipped with 24-hour emergency services, laboratory, and CT scans.
Pay Range
$16.06 - $22.69 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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