Patient Care Assistant II - ICU

PATIENT CARE ASSISTANT II

We are seeking a Patient Care Assistant II, sometimes referred to as a Nurse Aide, Patient Care Partner (PCP) or a PCA II. Our Patient Care Assistant will work in our hospital's unit, providing general patient care while also supporting continuous heart and vital sign monitoring for cardiac patients.

Shifts Available: Days

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours: 12-hour shifts - 6:45am to 7:30pm

Location: Knapp Medical Center - Weslaco, TX

Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:

Health, dental, and vision insurance options

• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays

• Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options

• Employer 401K options

• Tuition reimbursement options

• Life, disability, and other insurance options

• Many other amazing benefits

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Knapp Medical Center 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. For more information, please call 956-968-8567 or visit www.KnappMed.org

Patient Care Assistant II (PCA II) is an unlicensed person who performs indirect care in the department setting. The PCA II is responsible to monitor cardiac rhythms via direct cardiac monitor. May assists patients with activities of daily living, provides basic nursing care to all patients and assists in maintenance of a safe environment under the direction and supervision of the RN and within the scope of the Patient Care Assistant I (PCA I) job description as long as the activity does not distract from primary responsibility for dysrhythmia monitoring.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. High School Diploma or equivalent.
2. Current Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certificate upon hire and maintain current.
3. Current BLS (AHA) within 30 days of hire and maintain current
4. Six months previous experience as Monitor Technician preferred.
5. Current Phlebotomy certification upon hire, preferred.
6. Current EKG certification upon hire, preferred.
7. Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.
8. Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physician's office preferred.

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