Student-Patient Care Support - Adult Med-Surg Step-down PT (Weekends Dayshift) Arnett

Indiana University Health System•Lafayette, LA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This opportunity is intended for Students located at Arnett Hospital. As a bedside caregiver, IU Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician (also known as a Patient Care Assistant or PCA) who will provide a phenomenal patient experience by anticipating the needs of patients such as providing drinks, assisting with meal ordering, encouraging walking, assisting with baths, and providing clean linens and gowns. Our PCA's have compassion for our patients, a caring bedside manner, and an ability to work in a fast paced environment. They will provide clinical assistance to the bedside RN by obtaining vital signs and reporting abnormalities or changes in a patient's behavior to the primary RN or charge nurse in order to detect and provide rapid treatment. A PCA always keeps patients safe by utilizing safety measures such as gait belts, bed and chair alarms, and staying within arm's reach of patients when moving around. If you are seeking a role where you can provide meaningful care to IU Health patients, we want to hear from you. As part of an award winning hospital system, our roles include: Outstanding benefit package for part time and full time positions Competitive pay Development opportunities & tuition reimbursement Apply teamwork. Apply experience. Apply skill. Apply yourself. And together we can change everything. The Student-Patient Care Support provides support to the patient care team. Job duties include but are not limited to: assisting the team with patient care by performing tasks such as providing water to patients, patient mobility, assisting patients with meal orders and eating, patient hygiene, taking patient vital signs, stocking supplies, setting up patient rooms for admissions, linen changes. Students will not handle urine/stool from patients receiving hazardous drugs (i.e., chemo). The student is obtaining valuable patient care experience and skills.

Requirements

Requires 0-3 years of relevant experience.
Must be a currently enrolled student in High School or a higher educational institution, specialized professional training or vocation training.
High School students under 17 must be able to obtain an appropriate worker's permit under the department of labor rules and regulations.

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma/GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide a phenomenal patient experience by anticipating the needs of patients such as providing drinks, assisting with meal ordering, encouraging walking, assisting with baths, and providing clean linens and gowns.
Provide clinical assistance to the bedside RN by obtaining vital signs and reporting abnormalities or changes in a patient's behavior to the primary RN or charge nurse.
Keep patients safe by utilizing safety measures such as gait belts, bed and chair alarms, and staying within arm's reach of patients when moving around.
Assist the team with patient care by performing tasks such as providing water to patients, patient mobility, assisting patients with meal orders and eating, patient hygiene, taking patient vital signs, stocking supplies, setting up patient rooms for admissions, linen changes.