Patient Care Technician
Company: Geisinger
Location: Lake Harmony
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Job Title: Patient Care Technician - Full Time Days/Evening
Rotation - Geisinger South Wilkes Barre Emergency Department
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nursing Support Services, Nursing and Nursing
Support
Schedule: Rotation
Work Type: Full time
Department: GWV/GSWB Emergency Medicine Nursing Team
Date Posted: 08/16/2024
Job ID: R-66049
Job SummaryGeisinger is proud to offer a Patient Care Technician a
$1500 sign on bonus for eligible candidates, $18.94 minimum hiring
rate with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $3
shift differentials for evening, nights, and weekend shifts! Also
offering up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse!
Job Duties------May perform a wide variety of phlebotomy, milk lab,
and clerical duties and basic patient care under the supervision of
a Registered Nurse and maintains the patient care and unit
environment consistent with the policies, procedures, and
practices. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in
the specific age range on their assigned clinical area.
- Provides patient care as directed, within the nursing assistant
scope of practice, in meeting the multidisciplinary care plan
established for each patient. - This includes phlebotomy, dressing
care at direction of RN, milk lab, and EKG's.
- Performs venipunctures and skin punctures to obtain blood
specimens according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute
guidelines.
- May performs daily, hands-on aspects of the storage,
preparation and delivery of breast milk, infant and pediatric
formulas.
- Identifies, observes, and documents the physical needs of the
patient according to established standards. Reports ant changes in
patient condition to licensed personnel in a timely manner.
- Obtains and maintains the integrity of specimens in accordance
with policy and procedure, according to physician order.
- Provides for or assists patients with activities of daily
living and fulfills designated and delegated responsibilities for
ongoing continuum of care. Includes patient hygiene and changing
linens.
- Provides one to one patient safety watch as assigned following
established policies and procedures.
- Accurately processes specimens and provides timely transport of
the specimen to the laboratory.
- Performs point of care patient testing and point of care
instrument maintenance and quality control.
- Assists in problem solving, trouble shooting and taking
corrective measures in care and maintenance of equipment and
supplies.
- Serves as a preceptor and mentor for new staff and students in
a positive manner.
- Performs clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges,
and deaths according to standards and facilitates patient
throughput activities. Transcribes and processes orders according
to unit standard.
- Releases and confirms ordered tests to appropriate
departments.
- Coordinate's transportation of patients to multiple tests.
- Participates in obtaining and communicating electronic
information as pertinent to the nursing unit. Schedules tests,
faxes consult, etc.
- Assists in ordering supplies. Stationery items as well as floor
stock, patient needs, individual nursing supplies.
- Communicates with food services to ensure appropriate patient
diets.
- Operates, problem solves, and takes corrective measures for
clerical equipment. To include scheduling maintenance of computers,
fax machines, phones, etc.
- 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.
- Assists with transporting non-controlled medications to and
from Pharmacy and within the unit as needed.
- Assists with transporting blood products to and from Blood Bank
as needed.
- Discharge follow up phone calls / coordinating virtual
discharge appointment team.
- Remove Foley Catheter and peripheral IV at direction of
registered nurse.
- Support / Assist staff with 5 min Drills and/or Quality Rounds
- participate in regulatory readiness as needed.Work is typically
performed in a clinical 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.
Additional competencies and skills outlined in any
department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the
performance of the job related to that position.Benefits of working
at Geisinger:
- Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day
one
- Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for
out-of-area employees and dependents
- Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care
flexible spending accounts (FSA) and -a health savings account
(HSA)
- Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and
long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger
contributions
- Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue
time quickly
- Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while
earning a financial incentive
- Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility
assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free
Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved
ones
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare,
eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health
visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness,
hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal
life and pet and legal insurance
- Shared governance structure that empowers our nursing support
staff
- On the job training and education
- Professional opportunities for growth and advancement
- Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing
leaders
- Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups - -
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- Employee referral incentive program
- Geisinger values and prioritizes the safety and security of our
staff by investing in a Strongline Alert Notification system worn
by our staff, robust camera surveillance system, metal detectors at
certain locations and security guards/K9 program on campus.Join the
Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger
opportunities, please contact Nikki Kaleta,
nkaleta@geisinger.edu
Position Details
- Full Time, Days/Evenings Rotation (36 Hours/weekly)
- 7am - 7:30pm & 11am - 11:30pm Rotation
- Every other weekend and holiday rotation required
EducationHigh School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s)Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Certification - American Heart Association (AHA)
Our Purpose & ValuesOUR 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.
Keywords: Geisinger, Scranton , Patient Care Technician , Professions , Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
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