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

St. Joseph's Health; Paterson (NJ); Sur place; USD 25 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

403b with match

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

Résumé du poste

St. Joseph’s Health in Paterson, NJ is seeking a Patient Care Assistant to support the Emergency Department with STAT orders, patient transport, and discharge assistance.

You will assist acutely ill patients with daily living activities, perform EKGs and venipuncture, and document in the EMR, ensuring patient safety and comfort. You will contribute to a safe, clean environment and collaborate with nursing staff to monitor patients and respond to calls.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Must be able to read and understand written instruction.
• Active CPR certificate must be obtained within probationary period and maintained throughout employment.
• Active PCA certificate or PCA experience and EKG and Phlebotomy certificates required.
• If no active PCA certificate, successful completion of UAP, CNA, EMT or enrollment in nursing program prior to probation completion.
• Bilingual preferred.

Responsabilités

• Perform STAT requests for specimens and patients.
• Assist in discharge to designated areas and transport patients as needed.
• Utilize EMR for order entry, admission, transfer, and discharge functions.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living and provide basic care.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and monitor patient safety.
• Perform EKGs and venipuncture, POCT and continuous/close observations as directed by RN.
• Log patients' attire and valuables per policy; monitor CM, NIBP, and SpO2 as needed.
• Enter data into EMR promptly and update Sorian as required.
• Answer phones professionally and timely.

Connaissances

CPR certification

Bilingual preferred

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Outils

EKG certificate

Phlebotomy cert

Description du poste

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

(Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• 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.