Nursing Assistant - NA - Days/Evenings - Orthopedics Unit (No CNA Cert Required)

Geisinger•Scranton, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger is seeking a Nursing Assistant to provide direct patient care and clerical support on the Orthopedics Unit at Geisinger Community Medical Center. The role supports the care team by carrying out assigned activities efficiently and promptly, following the nursing assistant scope of practice and the multidisciplinary care plan. Candidates should be motivated, dependable, punctual, reliable, and collaborative, with strong communication and teamwork skills and the ability to meet orientation and ongoing full-time scheduling requirements. No CNA certification is required. The position is full-time, scheduled for 36 hours per week across three 12-hour shifts, with days/evenings hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Every-other-weekend and holiday rotation is required. The Nursing Assistant assists patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene and linen changes, observes and documents physical needs, and promptly reports changes in condition to licensed personnel. Duties also include specimen handling and transport, point-of-care testing and instrument maintenance, patient safety watches, and transporting non-controlled medications and blood products as needed. The role performs unit clerical and patient-throughput duties such as processing admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths; transcribing and processing orders; coordinating tests and patient transportation; communicating with food services; and ordering supplies. The Nursing Assistant may also help troubleshoot and maintain clinical and clerical equipment, and serve as a positive preceptor and mentor for new staff and students. Geisinger offers eligible candidates a $1,500 sign-on bonus, a minimum hiring rate of $16.25 with increased rates for experienced individuals, shift differentials of up to $3 for evening, night, and weekend shifts, and up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse. Full benefits are available from day one, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement contributions, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, wellness incentives, family support programs, and other voluntary benefits.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Ability to meet the orientation and ongoing full-time scheduling requirements of the role.
Reliability, punctuality, consistent attendance, teamwork, and strong communication skills.
Meet qualifications to provide care to patients in the age range served by the assigned clinical area.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of related work experience (preferred).
Experience or skills in communication, computer literacy, customer relationship management, interpersonal communication, mathematics, and precepting.

Responsibilities

Provide patient care within the nursing assistant scope of practice and in accordance with each patient's multidisciplinary care plan.
Observe and document patients' physical needs according to established standards and report changes in condition promptly to licensed personnel.
Obtain and maintain specimen integrity according to policy and physician orders; process specimens accurately and transport them promptly to the laboratory.
Assist patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene and changing linens, and support continuity of care.
Provide one-to-one patient safety observation when assigned, following established procedures.
Perform point-of-care testing and point-of-care instrument maintenance and quality control.
Troubleshoot equipment and supplies and take appropriate corrective measures.
Serve as a positive preceptor and mentor for new staff and students.
Perform clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths, and facilitate patient throughput.
Transcribe and process orders according to unit standards and release and confirm ordered tests with appropriate departments.
Coordinate patient transportation to tests; schedule tests and fax consults as needed.
Obtain and communicate relevant electronic information for the nursing unit.
Order stationery, floor stock, patient-needs, and individual nursing supplies.
Communicate with food services to ensure patients receive appropriate diets.
Operate and troubleshoot clerical equipment and coordinate maintenance of computers, fax machines, phones, and related equipment.
Transport non-controlled medications to and from Pharmacy and within the unit as needed.
Transport blood products to and from the Blood Bank as needed.
Comply with organization policies and procedures and satisfy job-specific obligations.

Benefits

$1,500 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.
Minimum hiring rate of $16.25, with increased rates for experienced individuals.
Shift differentials of up to $3 for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
Up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one.
Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents.
Pre-tax healthcare and dependent-care flexible spending accounts and a health savings account with employer contribution.
Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions.
Paid time off plan with time accrual.
Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
MyHealth Rewards wellness program with a financial incentive.
Adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, and military leave pay.
Free Care.com membership with discounted backup care.
Employee Assistance Program, including care referrals, legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, and digital self-help tools.
Voluntary accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, universal life, pet, and legal insurance.