Patient Care Assistant

Patient Care Assistant  - Telemetry

We are seeking a Telemetry Patient Care Assistant, sometimes referred to as a Telemetry Nurse Aide, Patient Care Partner (PCP) or a Telemetry PCA. Our Telemetry Patient Care Assistant (Telemetry PCA) will work in our hospital’s telemetry unit, providing general patient care while also supporting continuous heart and vital sign monitoring for cardiac patients. This position is on a per diem basis, meaning PD/PRN as needed. 

Shifts Available: Nights

Employment Type: Per Diem (PD/PRN) 

Hours: 12HR

Location: Knapp Medical Center – Weslaco, TX  

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

• Competitive compensation  

• Medical insurance benefit plan 

• 401K  

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

• The Patient Care Assistant 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 Registered Nurse in charge of the team and/or unit.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1.    High School Diploma or equivalent.

2.    Current Phlebotomy certification upon hire, preferred.

3.    Current EKG certification upon hire, preferred.

4.    Current BLS (AHA) within 30 days of hire and maintain current

5.    Possesses knowledge of Medical Terminology.

6.    Minimum six months previous experience in an acute care hospital or physician’s office preferred.

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