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Patient Care Unit Assistant- Woman's Unit-No Cna Cert. Required-Part Time
Company | Geisinger |
Address | , Lewistown, Pa |
Employment type | PART_TIME |
Salary | |
Expires | 2023-06-25 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
Job Summary
Geisinger is proud to offer a part time a Patient Care Unit Assistant a $15 minimum hiring rate up to $3 shift differentials for evening, nights, and weekend shifts and up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse!Job Duties
Benefits of working at Geisinger:
- Shared governance structure that empowers our nursing support staff
- Company paid Life Insurance, Short-term disability, and Long-term disability
- Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance that starts day one of employment
- On the job training and education
- Family-friendly support to include adoption assistance, paid parental leave, paid military leave and a free care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones.
- Professional opportunities for growth and advancement
- PTO plan that allows you to earn more time fast
- Employee referral incentive program
- Grow your career with up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health and earn incentives
- Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders
- Competitive 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions starting day one of employment
- Three medical plan choices, including options to save with a flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
Join the Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact our Candidate Care Line at 1-877-564-6447 or [email protected]
Responsible and accountable for performing a wide range of clerical duties and direct patient care activities, depending on the need of the unit. The performance of these tasks in an efficient and timely manner is essential to enhance the care team's ability to provide quality care. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range in their assigned clinical area.
- Transcribes and processes orders according to unit standards.
- Communicates patient related information promptly to the appropriate care team member.
- Reports changes in patient condition to licensed personnel in a timely manner.
- Provides for or assists patients with activities of daily living and fulfills designated and delegated responsibilities for ongoing continuum of care.
- Performs clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths according to standards and facilitates patient throughput activities.
- Obtains and maintains the integrity of specimens in accordance with policy and procedure, according to physician order.
- Identifies, observes and documents the physical needs of the patient according to established standards.
- Serves as a preceptor and mentor for new staff and students in a positive manner.
- Releases and confirms ordered tests to appropriate departments.
- Provides one to one patient safety watch as assigned following established policies and procedures.
- Participates in obtaining and communicating electronic information as pertinent to the nursing unit.
- Assists in problem solving, trouble shooting and taking corrective measures in care and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
- Coordinates transportation of patients to multiple tests.
- Includes scheduling maintenance of computers, fax machines, phones, etc.
- Assists in ordering supplies.
- Assists with transporting non-controlled medications to and from Pharmacy and within the unit as needed.
- Operates, problem solves, and takes corrective measures for clerical equipment.
- Communicates with food services to ensure appropriate patient diets.
- Staff have access to non-controlled medications storage and supply areas and can transport non-controlled medications as necessary to meet the needs of the clinic or unit.
- Provides patient care as directed by the licensed nurse, within the nursing assistant scope of practice, in meeting the multidisciplinary care plan established for each patient.
- Assists with transporting blood products to and from Blood Bank as needed.
- Responsible for actively participating in patient safety improvement and management program.
Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
Position Details
6A Women's Unit
This is a nursing assistant type role with additional clerical duties. No experience required. Comprehensive on the job training provided.
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)Experience
Certification(s) and License(s)
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
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