Patient Care Assistant I
The Woodlands, Texas
- Eligibility
- RNNurse Assistant
Posted Sep 12
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Role
- Accepts
- RN
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Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar TX staff roles post $33/hr to $47/hr
TX staff postings that state pay run $25/hr to $60/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $47/hr, across 922 postings.
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About this role
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
Sourced from St Luke's Health’s careers page.
Requirements
- High School Graduate, upon hire or
- High School GED, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans
- Life insurance
- Paid time off (minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement plan benefit(s) including but not limited to 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings
Place
- City
- The Woodlands, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,822/mo
- Local household income
- $140,701/yr
- Metro price level
- 1% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
The Woodlands area index 98.6, where 100 is the national average.
The Woodlands is a master-planned community north of Houston known for its tree-canopied neighborhoods and extensive park system. NURSES drawn to a quieter suburban lifestyle will find miles of hike-and-bike trails, a charming waterfront plaza, and easy access to big-city amenities.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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