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Job Description
Job Details: full time, days, Monday-Friday, occasional weekends required
Education, License & Cert: High school grad or Equivalent
Experience: No experience is required
Essential Functions: Participates in the delivery of patient care for population groups under the direction of an RN/LPN including but not limited to the following:
Lifting, turning, and positioning patients utilizing Safe Patient Handling equipment (>35 pounds), as appropriate
Observe confused and difficult patients
AM/PM Hygiene care
Toileting, shaving, washing, brushing hair, dental and mouth care
Feeding
Assisting with range of motion exercises
Mobilizing patients - transfers and ambulation, utilizing Safe Patient Handling Equipment (>35 pounds), as appropriate and following mobility protocol
Exercise protocols
Incentive spirometry supervision
Surgical preps
Postmortem care
Sits with confused/disoriented patients or those requiring 1:1 observation for safety/suicide purposes, as assigned
Performs and records accurately:
Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, heights, and weights (adults only)
I&O
Records bowel movements
ADLs and activities
Conducts bladder scanning
Transports patients as needed
Serves, sets up, and retrieves trays
Distributes water pitchers as appropriate
Orders and distributes nourishment
Transports equipment
Transports blood products and labs to and from the patient care area
Participates in patient safety/patient satisfaction
Answers call bells
Participates in patient rounding
Reports any signs of abuse to the nursing staff
Recognizes, troubleshoots, and initiates corrective action needed on equipment
Maintains a neat and tidy environment (empties laundry, delivers equipment, keeps patient rooms clean and safe)
Inventories and assures disposition of patients’ belongings when admitted, transferred, and/or discharged
Assures proper storage of equipment
Recognizes emergency situations and initiates plan of action
Notifies RN/LPN of any changes seen in patient’s condition
Complies with policies and procedures of the hospital/nursing department
Supports the philosophy of the hospital and department of nursing
Maintains CPR certification and practice
Demonstrates cost-effective patient care by demonstrating proper use and care of equipment, appropriate and prudent use of supplies, accurate charging of supplies, performing other division specific tasks, and appropriate utilization of available resources
Communicates with the patients, family, and members of the healthcare team in a concise, tactful, and considerate manner. Must represent the hospital in a professional, courteous manner while being sensitive to how others perceive both verbal and non-verbal communications
Unit Specific Duties:
Birth certificate entry
Complete transport forms for moms and babies
Package/mail Newborn Metabolic Screening forms
Complete Oracle orders/unit order/unit food stock order
Perform phlebotomy and collect labs
Set up OB delivery tables
Admit/discharge/troubleshoot newborn security alarms in the SafePlace System
Make appointments for moms and babies
Update expected patient EDD List
Set up labor rooms/strip rooms
Enter data in the Birth Log
Restock unit including cabinets, blanket warmer, rooms, fridges/kitchen areas
Enter work orders
Activation of patient tablets
Fax patient records/check fax inbox folder
Answer doors/phones
Complete unit outdates
Other duties as assigned
May have opportunities for specialty training
Other Duties:
Assists in the orientation of new personnel and serves as a role model to other employees
Demonstrates willingness to accept non-routine work assignments as appropriate
Encouraged to participate in community activities
Attends and participates in unit council (70% attendance)
The pay for this position ranges from $17.34-$24.32 per hour.
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About Us
Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.
The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
