The Patient Care Technician (also known as a Patient Care Assistant or PCA) for the Car Seat Program will provide car seat teachings including installation teaching:

At the vehicle with patients receiving a grant care seat in a timely manner prior to discharge. This is required for families receiving a grant car sear or one provided by the hospital. At the vehicle for families providing their own car seat prior to discharge from Mother/Baby units, the NICUs in the Maternity Tower and Simon Family Tower units.  For parents for conventional car seats as well as car beds and lay down vests, including teaching installation at the vehicle, for Simon Family Tower inpatients as well as out-patients if time permits.  

The PCA will also clean Hope car beds loaned to families after each use and maintain inventory for the NICU.

Lastly, the PCA will provide child passenger safety appointments for children in the community, held at Riley Hospital and car seat clinics throughout Indianapolis and the surrounding communities as scheduled. 

Will become a certified child passenger safety technician; class will be provided upon hire. 

This position will be 8 hour shifts on the weekend from 10a-6:30p. 

• 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.