Patient Care Assistant - Float Pool (Nights)

Patient Care Assistant

We are searching for a Patient Care Assistant for our Float Pool here at the West Campus - someone who works well in a fast-paced hospital setting. In this position, you'll perform a variety of routine and specialized patient care activities, as assigned, under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN). Care will be delivered that incorporates Family Centered Care in a cost-effective manner and is developmental and age-appropriate for the patient population.

Think you've got what it takes?

Shift available:

Nights 7p-7a

Requirements:

One of the following required addition to the high school diploma or GED

Completion of a formal nursing assistant educational program or certification (e.g. Diploma/Course/Certificate/Associates Degree/etc. completed in a Certified Nurse Assistant, Medical Assistant, or similar clinical education program)

Currently enrolled in a BSN degree program with one clinical rotation completed at the time of hire

One (1) year of direct patient care experience

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Responsibilities:

Assists with the collection and documentation of patient/family data

Provides high-quality, cost-effective patient care in collaboration with the RN and in conjunction with the patient/family

Assists in identifying patient/family response to care provided responsibilities

Maintains accountability for development of self and participates in development of others

Demonstrates commitment to team, flexibility, professional interpersonal communication, and customer service skills

Participates in achieving hospital/unit goals.

About Us

Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is Houston's first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city's most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy. To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.