Patient Care Technician (GP4 Advanced Acute Care) - No CNA Cert Required - Per Diem

Geisinger

Danville, PA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Acute Care, Administrative Skills, Animal Care, Blood Bank, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Childcare, Clinical Assessment, Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Practices/Protocols, Computer Maintenance, Consulting, Correctional Health, Documentation, Employee Assistance Plan, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Establish Priorities, Fax Machines, Financial Support, Food Services, Health Plan, Identify Issues, Incentive Programs, Intravenous Therapies, Legal, Medical Records, Medical Treatment, Medications, Mentoring, Nursing, Nursing Credentials, Nursing Management, Order Processing, Order Supplies, Patient Care, Patient Safety, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Plan Meetings, Policy Development, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Quality Control, Registered Nurse (RN), Regulations, Remote Team Management, Sample/Specimen Processing, Specimens/Samples, Surveillance, Team Player, Testing, Time Management, Unit Test

LOCATION

Danville, PA

POSTED

30+ days ago

Job Summary

Geisinger is proud to offer a per diem Patient Care Technician market leading pay rates, up to $3 shift differentials for evening, nights and weekend shifts and up to $40,000 in financial support to become an RN. 

Job Duties

ACE Nursing Model of Care: Achieving Collaborative Excellence

Geisinger is excited to be piloting a new model of care on our Advanced Acute Care Units at our Danville campus. The ACE Nursing Model of Care will utilize more Patient Care Technician staff to take responsibility for and perform the duties that do not require a nursing license, freeing the licensed nurse to perform the advanced skills that align with nursing education and training. This new model of care will allow Patient Care Technicians more opportunity for career advancement, autonomy in their role, and greater involvement in the delivery of patient care.

Primary duties include:

+ Primary facilitator of ADLs: hygiene, toileting, mobility, meals

+ Vital signs

+ Point of Care testing

+ Turning & repositioning

+ Daily weights

+ Equipment checks & exchanges

+ Dressing care

+ Removal of Foley Catheter and Peripheral IV

+ Nasogastric tube removal and performing nasal swabs

+ Checking code carts and oxygen storage cabinets

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

+ 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions

+ 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

+ MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health

+ 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            

+ 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 Allison Honabach at ahonabach1@geisinger.edu

Job Description

May perform a wide variety of advanced patient care duties 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 enhanced patient care under the direction of the licensed nurse, which may include but is not limited to advanced dressing care, suctioning, removal of Foley Catheter and peripheral IV.

+ May perform venipunctures and skin punctures to obtain blood specimens according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.

+ May perform daily, hands-on aspects of the storage, preparation and delivery of breast milk, infant and pediatric formulas.

+ Documents in the appropriate sections to create a complete and accurate medical record.

+ Identifies, observes, and documents the physical needs of the patient according to established standards. Reports any 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.

+ 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.

Position Details

GP4 Advanced Acute Care Palliative/Medical Surgical

Required Orientation: At the start of employment, a two-week classroom orientation is required with a schedule of Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm.

No experience required. Comprehensive on the job training provided.

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

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.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

About the Company

Geisinger

For communities across the country, health doesn’t have to be a destination: It can be a daily opportunity. At Geisinger, we empower our communities to do well and be well by removing barriers to advanced healthcare in all the moments where health makes its home. For more than 100 years, we’ve served our region while working to create a national model for improving health. Today, we’re focused on bringing them services that improve every facet of life to drive total health, inside and out.

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Healthcare Services

WEBSITE

https://jobs.geisinger.org/