Patient Care Technician - Riley Hospital (All Shifts/All Schedules)

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

Job summary

Indiana University Health is seeking Patient Care Technicians for various departments at Riley Hospital. These roles involve direct patient care, supporting nursing staff, and providing a compassionate and safe patient experience. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and meet required certifications.

Benefits

Outstanding benefit package

Development opportunities & tuition reimbursement

Competitive pay

Qualifications

• Requires current Basic Life Support certification.
• Requires ability to maintain concentration and judgment in varied situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide bedside care, assist with meals and hygiene.
• Monitor vital signs and report changes to nursing staff.
• Utilize safety measures to ensure patient security.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to Detail

Education

Basic Life Support certification

Knowledge of care procedures

Job description

Patient Care Technician - Riley Hospital (All Shifts/All Schedules)

Patient Care Technician - Riley Hospital (All Shifts/All Schedules)

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Apply to this requisition to submit your application for a Patient Care Technician role at IU Health Riley! We are hiring Patient Care Technician's 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
- PRN/Supplemental: 0 - 24 hours per week, dependent upon department need. Minimum requirement of 2 shifts per 6 week period

• 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.

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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