Patient Care Assistant - Rust Medical Center

Presbyterian Healthcare Services • Rio Rancho, NM

1d • $16 - $20 • Onsite

About The Position

Presbyterian is seeking a dedicated team member to safely transport patients between clinical and non clinical departments, nursing units, and other areas of the facility. This role supports patients requiring admission, surgical or procedural services, inter unit transfers, and discharge. The position also provides observation and companionship for appropriate hospitalized patients, assists with basic ADLs as directed, and helps maintain smooth nursing department operations by ensuring needed supplies and equipment are available for transport activities. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. • Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities • Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern) • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions) • Malpractice liability insurance • Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department • EPIC electronic charting system

Requirements

• HS/GED
• Less than 1 year experience in hospital setting and patient transport.
• BLS Required
• Receives on-the-job training and competency verification to perform primary functions.

Responsibilities

• Follow all established departmental policies, procedures, safety standards, and confidentiality requirements while maintaining professionalism in every patient interaction.
• Maintain and monitor medical therapies during transport—including oxygen, IVs, restraints, catheters, and isolation precautions—and promptly notify nursing staff of any equipment alarms or concerns.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, clinical staff, and Presbyterian Care Connection (PCC) to support safe, timely, and coordinated patient movement.
• Retrieve, store, and transport oxygen cylinders and essential medical equipment according to hospital policy, ensuring availability and delivering malfunctioning equipment to Maintenance when needed.
• Perform patient transports for admissions, discharges, procedures, surgeries, and inter-unit transfers using the appropriate mode of transport such as wheelchairs, stretchers, beds, or bariatric equipment.
• Assist with patient mobility, ambulation, and safe transfers both within the facility and during transitions between units or departments.
• Use automated bed-tracking systems to update PCC on patient activity and collaborate closely to support efficient patient flow and facility operations.
• Deliver specimens, x-rays, and other materials between departments and complete basic clerical tasks such as answering phones, printing documents, and handling transport-related paperwork.
• Provide safety and security monitoring for assigned patients, respond to call lights, and alert nursing staff to changes in patient condition as directed.
• Participate as an effective team member in a physically demanding role, support organizational upgrades and facility changes, attend required trainings and meetings, and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system
• Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED