Patient Care Technician Other Adult Mixed Acuity Unit FT Night - Arnett

IU Health•Lafayette, IN

About The Position

IU Health is seeking a bedside Patient Care Technician (also known as a Patient Care Assistant or PCA) for the Other Adult Mixed Acuity Unit at Arnett. The technician helps provide a positive patient experience by anticipating patients’ needs, including 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 behavioral changes to the primary RN or charge nurse so that patients can be assessed and treated promptly. Patient Care Technicians help maintain patient safety 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 role calls for compassion, a caring bedside manner, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. It requires knowledge of age- and developmentally appropriate care, current patient-care procedures and standards, infection control, and the procedures, equipment, software, and standards relevant to tasks performed by non-licensed patient-care staff. The position is full-time and designated as a night role. IU Health describes opportunities for professional development and tuition reimbursement, along with competitive pay and an outstanding benefits package for part-time and full-time positions.

Requirements

Current Basic Life Support certification through the AHA, or attainment of certification upon completion of the IU Health PCA education program.
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 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, or PCI.
Knowledge of infection-control principles and good personal hygiene and aseptic techniques to help prevent infection.
Ability to perform physically demanding, repetitive movements.
Ability to read and perform basic math.
Ability to organize tasks and attend to details.
Compassion, a caring bedside manner, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Anticipate and respond to patients’ needs, including providing drinks and helping with meal ordering.
Encourage patients to walk and assist with bathing.
Provide patients with 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.
Stay within arm’s reach of patients when they are moving.
Perform patient-care activities in accordance with applicable procedures, standards, and infection-control principles.