Patient Care Assistant II
Livingston - UK
Job Summary
St. Lukes Health-Memorial Livingston is a 66-bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas St. Lukes Health-Memorial provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support. This facility delivers more than 60000 patient services annuallyhalf through its Level IV trauma-designated emergency department. Patients have access to a wide range of services including orthopedic care womens health and a state-of-the-art sleep center. Advanced imaging services include MRI CT 3D mammography 4D ultrasound cardiac echo and moreall close to home.
As our Patient Care Assistant youll 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. Youre 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
- 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
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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