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Location: Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Job Category: Nursing Support Services, Nursing and Nursing Support
Schedule: Rotation
Work Type: Full time
Department: GLH Emergency Medicine Department
Date Posted: 12/11/2024
Job ID: R-59524
Job Summary
Geisinger is proud to offer up to $3 shift differentials for evening, nights, and weekend shifts! Also offering up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurseJob Duties
- Performs basic patient care under supervision of the 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. Promotes a caring and healing environment for patient-centered care.
- Triages patient care by identifying, observing and documenting the physical needs of the
- patient and families. Reports changes in patient condition to Registered Nurse.
- Assists patient care staff by performing the following procedures: Phlebotomy, wound care and splinting, EKG’s.
- Performs venipunctures and skin punctures to obtain blood specimens according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.
- Provides patient care that may relate to rehabilitation to carry out multidisciplinary care plan for each patient.
- Provides unit desk clerk functions when needed.
- Obtains and maintains the integrity of specimens in accordance with policy and procedure,
- according to physician order.
- Uses two patient identifiers with proper labeling.
- Blood glucose monitoring.
- Assist with transporting patients into and out of the department to other areas of the hospital for tests.
- Will transport medications to and from pharmacy and within the unit along with transporting blood products to and from Blood Bank.
- Provides: safety and suicide monitoring.
- Assists patients with daily activities including undressing and dressing as well as lifting and
- positioning them to complete certain procedures.
- 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 and unit.
- Coordinate relations between care providers, patients, and visitors.
- Promotes a caring and healing environment for patient-centered care.
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.
Benefits of working at Geisinger:
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance that starts day one of employment
- Three medical plan choices, including options to save with a flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
- Company paid Life Insurance and Long- term disability
- Competitive 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions starting day one of employment
- Robust PTO plan in addition to six paid holidays and 32 hours of personal time per year
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health and earn incentives
- 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.
- Join the Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact Tracey Carolus, Nurse Recruiter at tlcarolus@geisinger.edu or 717-242-7202.
Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)Certification(s) and License(s)
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyOur Purpose & Values
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.Learn more about this Employer on their Career Site
