Nursing Assistant Ambulatory Surgery - 12 Hour Days

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This role provides direct patient care in the Pre- and Post-Surgical area. Responsibilities include assisting with basic nursing care tasks such as toileting and changing linens, supporting patient comfort and safety throughout their stay, and performing clerical duties to support unit operations. The performance of these tasks in an efficient and timely manner is essential to enhance the care team's ability to provide quality care. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range in their assigned clinical area. Provides patient care as directed, within the nursing assistant scope of practice, in meeting the multidisciplinary care plan established for each patient. 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. Coordinates transportation of patients to multiple tests. Participates in obtaining and communicating electronic information as pertinent to the nursing unit. Schedules tests, faxes consults, 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. 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.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Previous patient care experience preferred
• Communication skills
• Computer Literacy
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Interpersonal Communication
• Mathematics
• Preceptor Skills

Nice To Haves

• Previous patient care experience

Responsibilities

• Assisting with basic nursing care tasks such as toileting and changing linens
• Supporting patient comfort and safety throughout their stay
• Performing clerical duties to support unit operations
• Performing a wide range of clerical duties and direct patient care activities
• Identifying, observing, and documenting the physical needs of the patient
• Reporting any changes in patient condition to licensed personnel
• Obtaining and maintaining the integrity of specimens
• Assisting patients with activities of daily living
• Providing one to one patient safety watch as assigned
• Processing specimens and providing timely transport to the laboratory
• Performing point of care patient testing and instrument maintenance
• Assisting in problem solving, trouble shooting and taking corrective measures in care and maintenance of equipment and supplies
• Serving as a preceptor and mentor for new staff and students
• Performing clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths
• Transcribing and processing orders
• Releasing and confirming ordered tests to appropriate departments
• Coordinating transportation of patients to multiple tests
• Participating in obtaining and communicating electronic information
• Scheduling tests, faxes consults, etc.
• Assisting in ordering supplies
• Communicating with food services to ensure appropriate patient diets
• Operating, problem solving, and taking corrective measures for clerical equipment
• Transporting non-controlled medications to and from Pharmacy and within the unit
• Assisting with transporting blood products to and from Blood Bank

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Three medical plan choices
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short-term disability coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contribution
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility assistance
• Parental leave pay
• Military leave pay
• Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Identity theft protection
• Universal life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Legal insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED