Patient Care Assistant
About this role
Company Overview
Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.
Job Description
Provides direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse, assisting with activities of daily living and maintaining a safe, clean, and organized patient environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Delivers patient care including personal hygiene, nutrition, elimination, mobility, ambulation, comfort and rest.
- Orients the patient and family to the patient care areas and assists them to feel comfortable with their surroundings.
- Provides delegated nursing care activities and assists the caregiver as appropriate in daily care, oral hygiene, weights, I&O's.
- Takes part in the discharge process under the direction of the RN.
- Keeps unit and work areas stocked appropriate to the number, acuity and age of patients currently present including PPE.
- Seeks opportunities to assist others when assigned work is complete.
- Provides wound and skin care under the direction of the RN, as appropriate for assigned unit.
- Transports specimens to laboratories as requested.
- Picks up blood products as requisitioned and requested by Shift Coordinator.
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma / GED
- Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Preferred Qualifications
- Hospital setting experience
- One year of pediatric experience