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High School CTE - Patient Care Technician - West Region

Indiana University Health · Lafayette, Indiana, US

**This posting is for High School Students in a CTE program. Please only apply if you are attending an Application Session with an IU Health representative....

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**This posting is for High School Students in a CTE program. Please only apply if you are attending an Application Session with an IU Health representative.** This posting includes all West Region locations (Arnett, Frankfort, Tipton and White Memorial Hospitals). The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) works under the direction of the registered nurse (RN) as a non-licensed team member. 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. With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence. - 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...