Hospice Patient Care Technician

Indianapolis Hospice House and Outpatient Hospice8414 Franciscan Ln Indianapolis, Indiana 46237

As a Patient Care Technician at Franciscan Health, you’ll perform delegated patient care activities. You are the caregivers who spend most of the time with our patients. You help build trust, provide comfort, and support recovery through compassionate, person-centered care. Working alongside nurses and healthcare professionals throughout the hospital, you'll gain exposure to a variety of patient populations and care environments.

WHO WE ARE
Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
 
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT 

• PRN Day Shift: 7am to 7:30pm
• Perform activities of daily living (ADLs): bathing, oral care, grooming (shaving), urinary catheter and ostomy care; assist with meals and feeding; assist with positioning, ambulation, and mobilization; assist with elimination and toileting.
• Screening/Collection/Recording data & information: vital signs, intake & output, weights, specimen collection.
• Restock patient room and unit supplies, perform equipment checks.
• Transport patients by wheelchair, cart, bed, bassinet.
• Answer patient call-lights, telephones, Vocera.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma/GED - Preferred
• Nursing student after having completed 1st semester of clinicals OR Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) License, OR, prior PCT experience in another acute care health care organization, OR after completion of Franciscan PCT In-training program- Required
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS)- American Heart Association- Required

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.