Patient Care Technician - FT/PT - Ortho Trauma Unit

Indiana University Health; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Indianapolis is seeking Patient Care Technicians for their dynamic Ortho Trauma Unit. This role offers a chance to deliver essential bedside care, including assisting with daily activities, maintaining basic patient needs, and providing vital support to nursing staff. Join a supportive environment with opportunities for development and competitive pay.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Development opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Outstanding benefits package

Qualifications

• Requires up-to-date knowledge of procedures and standards related to patient care.
• Requires ability to maintain concentration under stress.
• Requires ability to set priorities and manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance with patient care including meals, cleaning, and mobility.
• Obtain vital signs and report changes to nursing staff.
• Ensure patient safety and comfort.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Compassion

Ability to work in fast-paced environments

Education

Basic Life Support certification

Job description

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Overview

Apply to this requisition to submit your application for a Patient Care Technician role at IU Health Methodist! We are hiring Patient Care Technicians for a variety of departments, shifts and schedules. Please indicate your availability and interests in the pre-screen questions for us to best match you to an opening!

As a bedside caregiver, IU Health is seeking a

Overview

Apply to this requisition to submit your application for a Patient Care Technician role at IU Health Methodist! We are hiring Patient Care Technicians for a variety of departments, shifts and schedules. Please indicate your availability and interests in the pre-screen questions for us to best match you to an opening!

As a bedside caregiver, IU Health is seeking a Patient Care Technician (also known as a Patient Care Assistant) 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

Apply teamwork. Apply experience. Apply skill. Apply yourself. And together we can change everything.

Schedule definitions are listed below. Please reference these when indicating your preferences in the pre-screen questions.

Full Time (FT): 36 to 40 hours each week

Part Time (PT): 24 to 35 hours each week

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.
  
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at IU Health. 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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