Patient Care Technician - Full Time Nights - Emergency Department

IU Health; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding benefit package

Competitive pay

Development opportunities & tuition-re

Job summary

IU Health in Bloomington, Indiana is hiring a Patient Care Technician (PCA) to provide compassionate bedside care during full-time night shifts. You will assist patients with daily activities, monitor vitals, and support the nursing team in a fast-paced hospital environment.

The role emphasizes safety, patient comfort, and teamwork, with opportunities for development and tuition reimbursement within a leading health system.

Qualifications

• 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 ability to maintain concentration under stress and interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assistance to the bedside RN by obtaining vital signs and reporting abnormalities.
• Assist with activities of daily living such as helping with meals, baths, and linen changes.
• Support patient safety with gait belts, bed and chair alarms, and close proximity to patients.
• Assist with walking, orientation, and comfort measures to enhance patient experience.

Job description

Overview

Schedule:

• Full Time Nights
• Must be able to work 3 full 12-hour shifts per week
• Must be able to work weekdays as well as every third weekend and holiday rotation
• Hours: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM

Position Overview:

As a bedside caregiver, IU Health is seeking aPatient Care Technician(also known as aPatient Care AssistantorPCA) 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.

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.