Patient Care Technician - Part Time Days - 4E Acuity Adaptable - Bloomington

Overview

Schedule: Part Time Days (2 12 hour shifts each week)

Position Overview

IU Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician (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.

Requirements

• Requires current Basic Life Support certification through the AHA or attainment at the completion of the IU Health PCA education program.
• Requires knowledge of care appropriate to the age and developmental level of the patients served.
• Requires up-to-date knowledge of procedures and standards related to patient care activities.
• Requires proficiency in interpersonal and communication skills.
• Requires constant mental awareness and the ability to withstand a high level of tension and stress.
• Requires ability to maintain concentration when subjected to frequent and varied interruptions and variable noise levels.
• Requires ability to exercise judgment and initiative in the resolution of problems encountered.
• Requires ability to set priorities and manage a high workload within a limited time for completion.
• Requires knowledge of procedures; equipment; software and standards related to patient care activities that non-licensed role performs (for example PCA/PCR/PCI).
• Requires knowledge of principles of infection control.
• Requires ability to perform physically demanding; repetitious movements.
• Requires ability to read and perform basic math.
• Requires ability to organize tasks and attend to details.
• Requires knowledge of principles of good personal hygiene and aseptic techniques to prevent infection of patients; self; and others.

Qualifications

Requires knowledge of care appropriate to the age and developmental level of the patients served.

Requires up-to-date knowledge of procedures and standards related to patient care activities.

Requires proficiency in interpersonal and communication skills.

Requires constant mental awareness and the ability to withstand a high level of tension and stress.

Requires ability to maintain concentration when subjected to frequent and varied interruptions and variable noise levels.

Requires ability to exercise judgment and initiative in the resolution of problems encountered.

Requires ability to set priorities and manage a high workload within a limited time for completion.

Requires knowledge of procedures; equipment; software and standards related to patient care activities that non-licensed role performs (for example PCA/PCR/PCI).

Requires knowledge of principles of infection control.

Requires ability to perform physically demanding; repetitious movements.

Requires ability to read and perform basic math.

Requires ability to organize tasks and attend to details.

Requires 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 obtain vital signs

Ability to report abnormalities or changes in a patient's behavior

Ability to utilize safety measures such as gait belts, bed and chair alarms

Ability to stay within arm's reach of patients when moving around

Ability to provide clinical assistance to the bedside RN

Ability to provide clean linens and gowns

Ability to provide meals and drinks to patients

Ability to assist with bathing patients

Ability to encourage walking for patients

Ability to provide feedback to the primary RN or charge nurse

Ability to keep patients safe

Ability to communicate effectively with patients and staff

Ability to prioritize tasks and manage a high workload

Ability to perform physically demanding and repetitive movements

Ability to read and perform basic math

Ability to organize tasks and attend to details

Ability to maintain good personal hygiene and aseptic techniques

Benefits

Outstanding benefit package for part-time and full-time positions

Competitive pay

Development opportunities & tuition reimbursement

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Part Time Days (2 12 hour shifts each week)

Benefits

Outstanding benefit package for part-time and full-time positions

Competitive pay

Development opportunities & tuition reimbursement

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.