Patient Care Technician Adult Rehabilitation Unit FT Day - Ball Memorial

Indiana University Health System•Muncie, DE

About The Position

This is a full-time day-shift Patient Care Technician position in the Adult Rehabilitation Unit at Ball Memorial. Also known as a Patient Care Assistant or PCA, the role provides bedside care and clinical support to patients and the bedside registered nurse. The technician helps create a positive patient experience by anticipating patient needs, providing drinks, assisting with meal ordering, encouraging walking, assisting with baths, and providing clean linens and gowns. The role also includes obtaining vital signs and reporting abnormalities or changes in patient behavior to the primary RN or charge nurse to support prompt treatment. Patient safety is maintained through measures such as using gait belts and bed and chair alarms and staying within arm’s reach of patients while they move.

Requirements

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the AHA, or attainment of certification upon completion of the IU Health PCA education program.
Additional 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 interruptions and variable noise levels.
Ability to exercise judgment and initiative to resolve problems.
Ability to prioritize 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, or PCI.
Knowledge of infection-control principles and good personal hygiene and aseptic techniques to prevent infection of patients, self, 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

Anticipate and respond to patients’ bedside needs.
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 appropriate safety measures, including gait belts and bed and chair alarms, and remain within arm’s reach of patients when they are moving.
Provide clinical assistance to the bedside registered nurse.