Job Description

Pride Health is hiring a Patient Care Assistant to support our client’s medical facility based in East Elmhurst, NY . This opportunity is a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organization!

Responsibilities:

• Patient Care & Vital Monitoring : Checks vital signs, weighs and measures patients, obtains specimens, records findings, and instructs patients on specimen collection for lab tests. Performs basic screenings (e.g., dipstick, hemoccult), vision/hearing tests, and simple urinalysis.
• Specimen Handling & Lab Coordination : Prepares and labels specimens, completes necessary forms for pickup, and retrieves lab results. Ensures specimens are handled appropriately for testing.
• First Aid & Emergency Care : Administers basic first aid, including dressing changes, bandaging, cleansing wounds, and performing emergency life support procedures when needed.
• Examination Assistance & Room Preparation : Prepares patients and exam rooms for medical examinations, assists the provider during exams, and ensures medical equipment is sterilized and ready for use.
• Administrative & Communication Duties : Interviews patients to gather medical history, maintains patient charts and documents, answers inquiries, coordinates appointments, and assists in inventory management while supporting team members.

Qualifications:

• Completed High School (Diploma or GED)
• Completion of a NYS Department of Health prescribed training program for Phlebotomy
• 2 years of Med/Surg experience
• Completion of a health care setting-based training program in the performance of electrocardiographs

Additional Information:

• Location: East Elmhurst (Queens), NY
• Job Type: Contract
• Schedule: 5X8 - Night 5:00 PM to 01:00 AM
• Pay Range: $29/ hour

*Offered pay rate will be based on education, experience, and healthcare credentials.

Pride Health provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, company-paid life and long-term disability insurance, and optional supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children. Additional perks include short-term disability, accident and critical illness coverage, identity theft protection, a 403b retirement plan, and tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 annually for full-time employees.

Interested? Apply now!

About Pride Health

Pride Health is Pride Global's healthcare staffing branch, providing recruitment solutions for healthcare professionals and the industry at large since 2010.

As a minority-owned business that delivers exceptional service to its clients and candidates by capitalizing on diverse recruiting, account management, and staffing backgrounds, Pride Health's expert team provides tailored and swift sourcing solutions to help connect healthcare talent with their dream jobs. Our personalized approach within the industry shines through as we continue cultivating honest and open relationships with our network of healthcare professionals, creating an unparalleled environment of trust and loyalty.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As a certified minority-owned business, Pride Global and its affiliates - including Russell Tobin, Pride Health, and Pride Now - are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.

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