Patient Care Assistant I
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Burleson St. Joseph Health Center
Caldwell, TX, US
Summary
Provide direct patient care by assisting with basic daily activities, personal hygiene, and mobility. Support nursing staff by monitoring vital signs, performing blood glucose tests, and preparing patient rooms.
Job Description
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.
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
CHI St. Joseph Health traces its origins to 1936 when St. Joseph Regional Health Center was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio, in response to a call from a local physician. Starting in a small 35-bed hospital, the organization has grown to 611 licensed beds in seven locations.
CHI St. Joseph Health is an integrated local healthcare system, with facilities in ten counties making up the Brazos Valley. The majority of health services are delivered at our main campus, CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital, in Bryan, Texas. With Brazos Valley’s only Level II Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center, CHI St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region.
Our Hospitals Include:
- CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital
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Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Bryan, TX
CHI St. Joseph Health traces its origins to 1936 when St. Joseph Regional Health Center was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio, in response to a call from a local physician. Starting in a small 35-bed hospital, the organization has grown to 611 licensed beds in seven locations.
CHI St. Joseph Health is an integrated local healthcare system, with facilities in ten counties making up the Brazos Valley. The majority of health services are delivered at our main campus, CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital, in Bryan, Texas. With Brazos Valley’s only Level II Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center, and the first accredited Chest Pain Center, CHI St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region.
Our Hospitals Include:
- CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital
- CHI St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital
Social Media Privacy Policy: http://bit.ly/2fpll4B
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Bryan, TX
