Patient Care Technician Adult Medical Stroke Unit FT Day-Ball Memorial
On-site · Muncie, Indiana, United States
Job Summary
Provide bedside care as a Patient Care Technician in the Adult Medical Stroke Unit. Assist the bedside RN by obtaining vital signs, reporting abnormalities, helping with meals, mobility, baths, and linen management. Maintain patient safety with gait belts and bed/chair alarms; stay within arm's reach during movement. Requires current BLS (AHA) or completion of IU Health PCA education; strong interpersonal/communication skills; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; familiarity with infection control; ability to perform basic math and handle a high workload.
Required Qualifications
- Requires current Basic Life Support certification through the AHA or attainment at 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 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.
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