Patient Care Assistant
Posted on: 11 Mar 2021
Avon, IN
Job Description
Job Description
Overview
IU Health consists of team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.
Sound like a perfect match? Apply now - we can't wait to hear from you!
The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) works under the direction of the registered nurse (RN). As a non-licensed team member, the PCA provides care to designated patients and supports the patient care team. Job duties include provision of activities of daily living, mobility assistance, continuous observation, including suicide prevention, and ensuring the patient's surroundings are clean and orderly.
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.
IU Health
Indianapolis, IN
Indiana University Health is the largest network of physicians in the state of Indiana.
A unique partnership with Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation’s leading medical schools, gives patients access to leading-edge medicine and treatment options that are available first, and often only, at IU Health.
At IU Health you’ll receive the best care available, personalized for your specific needs. We believe in treating the whole person – not just the symptom – and ensuring that our approach is right for you and your lifestyle.
Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with dozens of facilities statewide, IU Health is a regional leader in providing the right healthcare when and where you need it. Learn more about who we are, the care we provide and how we achieve our mission.
Specialty Care
IU Health offers a full range of specialty services for children and adults, including cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics and transplant services.
Primary Care
Access a broad network of board-certified family medicine physicians, internal medicine physicians and pediatricians throughout the state.
Expert Physicians
IU Health Physicians include more than 1,500 board-certified or board-eligible physicians, more than 200 locations statewide including more than 250 advanced practice providers.
Breakthrough Research
As an academic health center, IU Health works in partnership with IU School of Medicine to train physicians, blending breakthrough research and high-quality patient care.
Community Outreach
Each year, IU Health invests over $500 million in community benefit measures that serve more than one million Indiana residents.
Our Mission
We are guided by our mission to improve the health of our patients and community through innovation, and excellence in care, education, research and service.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees30,000+
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