Patient Care Technician Adult Orthopedic Surgical Unit-Ortho

Indiana University Health; Muncie (IN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Muncie, Indiana, is seeking a Patient Care Assistant (PCA) for a Part-Day position. The PCA will provide essential support to patients, including assisting with meals and obtaining vital signs. This role demands compassion and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must possess current Basic Life Support certification. Join a dedicated team committed to delivering meaningful care to patients.

Benefits

Outstanding benefit package

Competitive pay

Development opportunities and tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Requires current Basic Life Support certification through AHA.
• Requires knowledge of procedures and standards related to patient care.
• Requires proficiency in interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient care by providing drinks and helping with meals.
• Obtain and report vital signs to the primary RN or charge nurse.
• Ensure patient safety by utilizing safety measures.

Skills

Compassion for patients

Interpersonal skills

Ability to manage stress

Proficiency in basic math

Education

Basic Life Support certification

Job description

***This is a Part-Day position***

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 PCAs 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.

• 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.