Patient Care Technician - Full Time Evenings/Nights - Geisinger South Wilkes Barre Emergency De[...]

Geisinger; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 1,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Patient Care Technician to join their team. This role involves providing advanced patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, ensuring the safety and comfort of patients. With a focus on teamwork and clinical excellence, you'll engage in various patient care duties, from assisting with daily living activities to maintaining accurate medical records. The organization offers a generous sign-on bonus, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits from day one, making it a rewarding opportunity for those passionate about patient care and support.

Benefits

Full benefits (health, dental, and vision) starting on day one

401(k) plan with automatic contributions

Generous paid time off (PTO) plan

Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

MyHealth Rewards wellness program

Voluntary benefits including accident and critical illness insurance

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 1 year of related work experience.
• Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months is required.

Responsibilities

• Provides enhanced patient care under the direction of the licensed nurse.
• Documents in the appropriate sections to create a complete and accurate medical record.
• Assists in problem solving and taking corrective measures in care.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Patient Safety

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)

Graduate from Specialty Training Program

Job description

Location:

Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre (GSWB)

Shift:

Nights (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Geisinger 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 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.

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) with employer contribution

•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

Join the Geisinger Family! Apply now!

Position Details:

• Full Time, Evenings/Overnights (36 Hours/weekly)
• 3 - 12 hour shifts 7pm-7:30am
• Every other weekend and holiday rotation required

Education:

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required), Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Preferred)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Preferred)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months - Default Issuing Body

Skills:

Clinical Skills, Patient Safety, Teamwork

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, 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.