Patient Care Technician - Part Time Days - Emergency Department
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. If you are seeking a role where you can provide meaningful care to IU Health patients, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Provide drinks to patients
- Assist with meal ordering
- Encourage walking
- Assist with baths
- Provide clean linens and gowns
- Obtain vital signs
- Report abnormalities or changes in patient behavior to the primary RN or charge nurse
- Utilize safety measures such as gait belts, bed and chair alarms
- Stay within arm's reach of patients when moving around
Requirements
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the AHA or attainment upon completion of the IU Health PCA education program
- Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies
- 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 ability to withstand a high level of tension and stress
- Ability to maintain concentration when subjected to frequent and varied interruptions and variable