Patient Care Technician Adult Transplant Surgical Unit FT Night - University

IU Health•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

This full-time, night-shift role is on the Adult Transplant Surgical Unit at University. The Patient Care Technician (also known as a Patient Care Assistant or PCA) provides bedside support and helps create a positive patient experience by anticipating patients’ needs. This includes providing drinks, assisting with meal ordering, encouraging walking, helping with baths, and providing clean linens and gowns. The technician provides clinical assistance to bedside registered nurses by obtaining vital signs and reporting abnormalities or changes in patient behavior to the primary RN or charge nurse so that patients can be assessed and treated promptly. Patient safety is supported through measures such as using gait belts and bed or chair alarms, and staying within arm’s reach of patients while they are moving. The role requires appropriate patient-care knowledge, up-to-date knowledge of relevant procedures and standards, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage a demanding workload in a high-stress environment. IU Health requires new hires to receive specified vaccinations, including influenza and COVID-19 vaccines, unless an exemption is approved; proof of prior vaccination may be submitted. The posting states that the COVID-19 vaccine was not required to begin employment and that team members needed to be fully vaccinated by September 1, 2021.

Requirements

Current Basic Life Support certification through the AHA, or attainment of certification upon completion of the IU Health PCA education program.
Other advanced life-support certifications may be required according to unit or department specialty and patient-care policies.
Knowledge of care appropriate to the age and developmental level of patients served.
Up-to-date knowledge of procedures and standards related to patient-care activities.
Proficiency in interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to maintain mental awareness and withstand a high level of tension and stress.
Ability to maintain concentration amid frequent and varied interruptions and variable noise levels.
Ability to exercise judgment and initiative in resolving problems.
Ability to set priorities and manage a high workload within limited time.
Knowledge of procedures, equipment, software, and standards related to patient-care activities performed by non-licensed roles such as PCA/PCR/PCI.
Knowledge of infection-control principles and good personal hygiene and aseptic techniques to prevent infection of patients, oneself, and others.
Ability to perform physically demanding, repetitive movements.
Ability to read and perform basic math.
Ability to organize tasks and attend to details.

Responsibilities

Provide drinks and assist patients with meal ordering.
Encourage patients to walk and assist with baths.
Provide clean linens and gowns.
Obtain vital signs and report abnormalities or changes in patient behavior to the primary RN or charge nurse.
Use patient-safety measures, including gait belts and bed and chair alarms, and stay within arm’s reach of patients when they are moving.