Patient Care Technician Adult Med-Surg Combination Unit FT Night - University

IU Health•Indianapolis, IN

10h•Onsite

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 positive 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 Patient Care Technician provides clinical assistance to the bedside registered nurse by obtaining vital signs and reporting abnormalities or changes in a patient’s behavior to the primary RN or charge nurse so that concerns can be identified and treated promptly. The role helps keep patients safe by using measures such as gait belts and bed and chair alarms, and by staying within arm’s reach of patients while they move. The position is a full-time night role on the Adult Med-Surg Combination Unit at University. IU Health describes its patient care environment as fast-paced and emphasizes compassion, teamwork, and a caring bedside manner.

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.
Interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to maintain mental awareness and withstand a high level of tension and stress.
Ability to concentrate 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.
Ability to perform physically demanding and repetitive movements.
Ability to read and perform basic math.
Ability to organize tasks and attend to details.
Knowledge of good personal hygiene and aseptic techniques to help prevent infection of patients, self, and others.

Responsibilities

Anticipate and respond to patients’ needs, including providing drinks and assisting with meal ordering.
Encourage patients to walk and assist them with baths.
Provide patients with clean linens and gowns.
Obtain vital signs and provide clinical assistance to the bedside RN.
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.