Patient Care Technician Adult Critical Care Unit FT Days - University

IU Health • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

IU Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician (also known as a Patient Care Assistant or PCA) to provide bedside care and a phenomenal patient experience. The role anticipates patients’ needs by providing drinks, assisting with meal ordering, encouraging walking, assisting 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 to support timely treatment. Patient safety is maintained through measures such as using gait belts, bed and chair alarms, and staying within arm’s reach of patients while they move.

The position is full-time on days in the Adult Critical Care Unit at University. IU Health describes its work as meaningful patient care within a large health system and offers development opportunities and access to training.

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 concentrate amid frequent interruptions and variable noise levels.
• Ability to exercise judgment and initiative when 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.
• Knowledge of infection-control principles.
• Ability to perform physically demanding and repetitious movements.
• Ability to read and perform basic math.
• Ability to organize tasks and attend to details.
• Knowledge of personal hygiene and aseptic techniques to prevent infection of patients, self, and others.

Responsibilities

• Anticipate and help meet patients’ bedside needs, including providing drinks and assisting 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 safety measures such as gait belts, bed and chair alarms, and staying within arm’s reach of patients when they move.
• Provide clinical assistance to bedside registered nurses.

Benefits

• Outstanding benefit package for part-time and full-time positions.
• Competitive pay.
• Development opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Access to advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities, and cross-training development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed