Patient Care Assistant
Patient Care Assistant
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Job Description
Overview
St. Lukes HealthBrazosport 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 Countys premier healthcare system St. Lukes HealthBrazosport 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 patients 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
- American Heart BLS required within 14 days of hire
Employment Type
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