Patient Care Partner: Day Shift, Hands-On Care

1024 Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill; Pottsville (Schuylkill County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lehigh Valley Health Network seeks a patient care teammate to provide direct care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will support unit goals, assist with treatments and diagnostic studies, and engage with patients and families to ensure quality care.

Qualified candidates hold a High School Diploma/GED, have six months of direct patient care experience or LVHN orientation completion, and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Six months recent experience in direct provision of patient care activities, including treatments and/or diagnostic studies.
• Successful completion of LVHN's inexperienced technical partner course.
• Ability to follow direction and provide accurate reports.
• Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.
• Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care.
• Basic computer skills.
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association within 180 Days

Responsibilities

• Provides care to and related activities for designated patients using a patient/family centered approach and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Employs astute observational skills and properly communicates findings, changes, or problems to the RN.
• Uses effective and appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication styles with patients, significant others, visitors, staff, and professional colleagues.
• Functions as a department team member to support unit-based patient experience goals as well as hospital goals and objectives.

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Lehigh Valley Health Network seeks a patient care teammate to provide direct care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You will support unit goals, assist with treatments and diagnostic studies, and engage with patients and families to ensure quality care.

Qualified candidates hold a High School Diploma/GED, have six months of direct patient care experience or LVHN orientation completion, and BLS certification.