Patient Care Assistant

Lake Jackson, Texas


Employer: CommonSpirit Health
Industry: Emergency Services
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

Overview

St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower level III trauma center advanced cardiac care center and full-service multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled employees to meet our patients' medical needs. South Brazoria County's premier healthcare system St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of routine tasks to support the delivery of safe, effective, cost-efficient patient care as delegated by the RN. They provide assistance in transporting, transferring and lifting. They perform cleaning functions in patient care unit as delegated, and perform selected diagnostic tests.

  • 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
  • Reports changes in patient's status promptly to RN
  • Performs as sitter or patient care companion when needed
  • Assists in the admission, transfer and discharge process
  • Performs unit housekeeping needs.
  • Delivers specimens, picks up medications and other items


  • Qualifications

    • High School Diploma/GED Required
    • 1 year of previous patient care experience required
    • BLS required

    Created: 2024-05-04
    Reference: 2024-356646
    Country: United States
    State: Texas
    City: Lake Jackson

    About CommonSpirit Health

    Founded in: 2019
    Number of Employees: 150000


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