Patient Care Assistant II
About the role
As a Patient Care Assistant, you’ll help patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with basic daily life activities. 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. Success in this role comes from a genuine desire to help patients feel better, being diligent, observant of patients’ conditions, and receptive to coaching.
Responsibilities
- 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 a blood glucose meter
Requirements
- High School Graduate or GED (General Studies) upon hire
- Graduated from an accredited school of nursing or at least 1 year of direct patient care experience upon hire
- Basic Life Support – CPR certification obtained within 14 days of hire
Work Location
St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital is a 245‑bed facility serving North Harris and Montgomery counties. The hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital by U.S. News & Report and serves as the clinical home for the Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center. It received an “A” hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group in both 2023 and 2025. Clinical services include cardiovascular services, diagnostic imaging, women’s services (digital mammography and bone density studies), neurosciences, pediatric care (newborn and Level III nurseries), surgery, pathology, pulmonary services, and sleep disorder services.
Pay
$19.49 – $27.52 per hour