Patient Care Assistant
Per Diem | Nights | 12-Hour Shifts
About the Role
The Telemetry Patient Care Assistant works in our hospital’s telemetry unit, providing general patient care while also supporting continuous heart and vital sign monitoring for cardiac patients.
Responsibilities
- Assists patients with activities of daily living.
- Provides basic nursing care to all patients.
- Assists in maintenance of a safe environment under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse in charge of the team and/or unit.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Current Phlebotomy certification upon hire, preferred.
- Current EKG certification upon hire, preferred.
- Current BLS (AHA) within 30 days of hire and maintain current.
- Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.
- Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physician’s office preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation.
- Medical insurance benefit plan.
- 401K.
About the Organization
Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an award-winning, not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas. With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology. Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery. Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people.