Patient Care Assistant

Full-time Home Health and Personal Care Aides; and Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and Psychiatric Aides

Patient Care Assistant

SHARE JOB Current Employees Apply BACK Location: Houston Methodist Hospital
6447 Main St., Houston TX, 77030
Job Ref: JR-8484 Job Shift: Day Job Type: PRN At Houston Methodist, the Patient Care Assistant (PCA) position is responsible for functioning as novice to competent and demonstrates basic knowledge and skills necessary to communicate appropriately and carry out delegated nursing assistant level tasks for assigned age-specific, diverse patient population, assisting in the delivery of patient care and services under the supervision of a licensed nurse. This position conducts hourly rounding to ensure patient needs are met and records data established by policy and procedure, and reports observations and patient problems to the licensed nurse. The PCA position performs basic patient care activities of daily living (ADL's) within unit-specific defined limits and job scope, such as assistance with patient elimination, hygie...