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Patient Care Assistant II

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

#CPR #Vital Signs #Healthcare #Basic Life Support #Direct Patient Care #Telemetry #Patient Care Assistant #Nursing Support #Blood Glucose Meter

Quick overview

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.

Requirements summary

Requires a high school diploma or GED and either graduation from an accredited nursing school or one year of direct patient care experience. Must obtain Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 14 days of hire.

high schoolPatient CareCPRBasic Life SupportIntake and Output RecordingPersonal Hygiene AssistancePatient MobilityVital Sign MonitoringBlood Glucose Testing

Job description

Where You’ll Work Baylor St.
Luke’s Medical Center is an internationally recognized leader in research and clinical excellence that has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neuroscience, oncology, transplantation, and more.
Our team’s efforts have led to the creation of many research programs and initiatives to develop advanced treatments found nowhere else in the world.
In our commitment to advancing standards in an ever-evolving healthcare environment, our new McNair Campus is designed around the human experience—modeled on evidence-based practices for the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and physicians.
The 27.5-acre campus represents the future of healthcare through a transformative alliance focused on leading-edge patient care, research, and education.
Our strong alliance with Texas Heart® Institute and Baylor College of Medicine allows us to bring our patients a powerful network of care unlike any other.
Our collaboration is focused on increasing access to care through a growing network of leading specialists and revolutionizing healthcare to save lives and improve the health of the communities we serve.
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

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