Patient Care Assistant Adult Medical Unit - PT PRN Methodist
Overview
This is a PRN position.
About the role
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.
Responsibilities
- Provide activities of daily living
- Mobility assistance
- Continuous observation including suicide prevention
- Ensure the patient's surroundings are clean and orderly
- Obtain vital signs and report abnormalities or changes in a patient's behavior to the primary RN or charge nurse
- Provide clinical assistance to the bedside RN
- Work in a fast-paced environment
- Keep patients safe by utilizing safety measures
Requirements
- Current Basic Life Support certification through the AHA or completion of the IU Health PCA education program
- Knowledge of care appropriate to the age and developmental level of the patients served
- Up-to-date knowledge of procedures and standards related to patient care activities
- Proficiency in interpersonal and communication skills
- Constant mental awareness and the ability to withstand a high level of tension and stress
- Able to set priorities and manage a high workload within a limited time for completion
- Knowledge of principles of infection control
- Ability to perform physically demanding; repetitious movements
- Ability to read and perform basic math
- Ability to organize tasks and attend to details
- Knowledge of principles of good personal hygiene and aseptic techniques to prevent infection of patients; self; and others
Qualifications
- Knowledge of care appropriate to the age and developmental level of the patients served
- Up-to-date knowledge of procedures and standards related to patient care activities
- Proficiency in interpersonal and communication skills
- Constant mental awareness and the ability to withstand a high level of tension and stress
- Able to set priorities and manage a high workload within a limited time for completion
- Knowledge of principles of infection control
- Ability to perform physically demanding; repetitious movements
- Ability to read and perform basic math
- Ability to organize tasks and attend to details
- Knowledge of principles of good personal hygiene and aseptic techniques to prevent infection of patients; self; and others
Skills
- Compassion for patients
- Caring bedside manner
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to provide clinical assistance to the bedside RN
- Ability to keep patients safe
Benefits
We are an equal opportunity employer. IU Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Pay
Competitive pay
Schedule
PRN