Patient Care Assistant- Full Time Day Shift- Med Psych- Riley 4E

IU Health; Indiana; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding benefits package

Competitive pay

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

IU Health seeks a bedside Patient Care Technician (PCA) to deliver exceptional patient experiences by anticipating needs—providing drinks, assisting with meals, encouraging mobility, helping with baths, and supplying clean linens.

The PCA supports the bedside RN by obtaining vital signs, reporting changes, and maintaining patient safety with gait belts and alarms. This role requires compassion, a calm bedside manner, strong communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Must have current Basic Life Support certification (AHA) or pursue through IU Health PCA program.
• Knowledge of care appropriate to the age and developmental level of patients served.
• Proficiency in infection control principles.
• Ability to manage high workload with interruptions while maintaining patient safety.

Responsibilities

• As a bedside caregiver, provide drinks and assist with meal ordering and movement.
• Encourage walking and assist with baths and linen changes.
• Provide clean linens and gowns and maintain patient comfort.
• Obtain vital signs and report abnormalities to the RN or charge nurse.

Skills

Compassionate care

Bedside manner

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work under pressure

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Education

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Tools

Vital signs equipment

Patient care technology

Job description

Position Overview:

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

• Requires current Basic Life Support certification through the AHA or attainment at the 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.
• 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.