Patient Care Assistant II
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St. Joseph Health
Bryan, TX, US
Summary
The Patient Care Assistant provides direct support to patients by assisting with daily living activities such as hygiene, mobility, and feeding. They also support nursing staff by monitoring vital signs, recording intake and output, and performing blood glucose testing.
Job Description
Where You’ll Work
St. Joseph Health has been caring for the communities in and surrounding the Brazos Valley since 1936 (Bryan/College Station, Navasota, Caldwell, Madisonville (TX)). St. Joseph has a Level III Trauma Center, the first Joint Commission certified Primary Stroke Center and the first accredited Chest Pain Center in the Brazos Valley.
St. Joseph Health is a leader in critical care and the largest provider of cardiovascular care in the region. As an integrated healthcare system St. Joseph Health includes a comprehensive network of over 100 employed providers including primary care physicians specialists and advanced practice clinicians. The network includes more than 30 ambulatory clinics featuring Primary Care, Express Clinics and Imaging and Diagnostic 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 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
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
