Patient Care Technician Adult Progressive Care Unit PT Night- Ball Memorial

Indiana University Health System•Muncie, DE

About The Position

This is a part-time night-shift Patient Care Technician role in the Adult Progressive Care Unit at Ball Memorial. The Patient Care Technician, also known as a Patient Care Assistant or PCA, provides bedside care and supports a positive patient experience by anticipating patient needs. Duties include providing drinks, assisting with meal ordering, encouraging walking, helping with baths, and providing clean linens and gowns. The role also 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 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. The position requires compassionate bedside care and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. It calls for knowledge of care appropriate to patients’ age and developmental level, current patient-care procedures and standards, infection control, and the equipment, software, and standards related to activities performed by non-licensed patient-care roles.

Requirements

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the AHA, or attainment of BLS certification upon completion of the IU Health PCA education program.
Advanced life support certifications may be required depending on 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 in resolving problems encountered.
Ability to set priorities and manage a high workload within limited completion 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.
Compassionate bedside manner and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Anticipate and meet patient 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 and bed and chair alarms, and stay within arm’s reach of patients when they are moving.
Follow infection-control principles, personal hygiene practices, and aseptic techniques to help prevent infection.