Patient Care Assistant -Day Shift; Ben Taub Hospital
Listed on 2026-01-27
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Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing, Patient Care Technician
Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety‑net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low‑income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon
B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology.
The Patient Care Assistant I (PCA I) is accountable for supporting patient care activities, under the supervision of a registered nurse, in the clinic setting and on inpatient nursing units. The PCA I works closely with the charge nurse and staff nurses to assure patient care needs are met. The PCA I performs patient care activities, as delegated, and adheres to patient safety measures.
The PCA I is competent in the performance of basic patient care activities, medical terminology, communication, organizational, and computer skills. The PCA I demonstrates personal and professional effectiveness.
- Education:
High School diploma or GED or technical skills/training appropriate to the specialty area. - Licensure / Certification:
- Certified Nurse Assistant or Certified Medical Assistant.
- Nursing students actively attending an accredited nursing program or who have graduated are exempt of certification requirement provided a satisfactory completion of first clinical/foundations course.
- If hired prior to January 2021, certification is not required.
- Basic Life Support from a hospital‑based AHA approved program.
- Other certificates as required by unit/service/clinic.
Skills:
Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact).
Skills:
Medical Terms PC.
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