Unit Care Associate - Full-Time Days (Emergency Department)

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); Vor Ort; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health, dental, Rx and vision plans

403b retirement plan options with公司匹配

Zusammenfassung

St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, NJ is seeking a compassionate patient care assistant to perform duties in the Emergency Department.

You will assist with EKGs, venipuncture, and POCT, support patient transport, and help patients with daily living activities while maintaining a safe environment. Responsibilities include EMR data entry, helping with admissions, transfers and discharges, and professional phone communication.

Qualifikationen

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• CPR certificate must be obtained within the probationary period and maintained throughout employment.
• Active PCA certificate or PCA experience and EKG certificate and Phlebotomy certificate.
• If the candidate does not have an active PCA certificate, successful completion of UAP, CNA, EMT, current enrollment in Nursing school and successful completion of Nursing Fundamentals, before end of probation.
• Bilingual preferred.

Aufgaben

• Perform EKGs and Venipuncture and POCT as directed.
• Assist in transport of patients to designated areas and provide basic care.
• Support activities of daily living for acutely ill patients and assist in keeping environment safe and clean.
• Utilize EMR for order entry, admission, transfer and discharge tasks.
• Answer phones professionally and log items into EMR timely.

Kenntnisse

Bilingual (preferred)

Ausbildung

High School diploma or equivalent

CPR certificate

PCA certificate

EKG certificate

Phlebotomy certificate

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Performs delegated functions as a member of the Emergency Department to provide the following services: STAT requests for specimens and patients, discharge patients to designated areas, transport of patients as needed to dedicated areas. Utilizes the hospital wide computer system for order entry, admission, transfer and discharge functions (EMR). Responsible for assisting patients with activities of daily living, provides basic care to acutely ill patients. Assists in the maintenance of a safe and clean environment. Performs EKG's and Venipuncture, POCT and direct continuous/close Observations of patients as directed by the Registered Nurse. Ensure patients are dressed into hospital attire, clothing and valuables are logged according to policy, patients are placed on CM, NIBP, SPO2 as needed. Scan items into the EMR in a timely manner. Update Sorian in a timely manner. Answer the phones professionally and timely.

Qualifications

Work requires a High School diploma or equivalent. Work requires the ability to read and understand written instruction. CPR certificate must be obtained within the probationary period and maintained throughout employment. Active PCA certificate or PCA experience and EKG certificate and Phlebotomy certificate. If the candidate does not have an active PCA certificate, successful completion of UAP, CNA, EMT, current enrollment in Nursing school and successful completion of Nursing Fundamentals, program prior to completion of the probationary period. Bilingual preferred.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits Eligibility

• Competitive salary*
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program
• Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
• 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency

St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About The Team

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures. The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics. The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.