**Job Summary and Responsibilities** As our **Patient Care Assistant** , you’ll help our patients feel safer and more comfortable by assisting with their basic daily life activities. Every day, 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. Your success in this role comes from your genuine desire to help patients feel better, whether that means giving them fresh bed linens or checking their vitals. You're diligent about your tasks, observant of patients’ conditions improving or declining, and accept coaching well. + 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 blood glucose meter. **Job Requirements** + High school diploma or GED Required + One of the following criteria must be met: + Certified Nursing Assistant/EMT, or + Completion of “Fundamentals of Nursing” in an accredited RN or LPN Nursing Program, or + Minimum of 6 months of direct patient care in an acute care environment within the last 24 months, or + Verifiable Certified Patient Care Tech, CPCT, issued by American Allied Health + CPR Certification from the **American Heart Association** required within 30 days of hire **Where You'll Work** CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance. **Pay Range** $17.00 - $20.13 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.