Patient Care Technician (AP5 Advanced Acute Care Medical) - No CNA Cert Required - Night Shift

Geisinger • Danville, PA

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger is piloting a new ACE (Achieving Collaborative Excellence) Nursing Model of Care on its Advanced Acute Care Units at the Danville campus. This model utilizes Patient Care Technicians to perform duties that do not require a nursing license, offering opportunities for career advancement, autonomy, and greater involvement in patient care. The role involves delivering high-quality care, meeting scheduling requirements, and demonstrating reliability, punctuality, and strong attendance. Responsibilities include being a primary facilitator of ADLs, collecting vital signs, conducting Point of Care testing, turning and repositioning patients, performing equipment checks, dressing care, removing Foley Catheters and Peripheral IVs, performing nasal swabs, and checking code carts and oxygen storage cabinets. The position also involves documentation, identifying and reporting changes in patient condition, obtaining and maintaining specimen integrity, assisting with patient hygiene and linen changes, providing one-to-one patient safety watch, processing and transporting specimens, performing Point of Care patient testing, assisting with equipment and supply maintenance, serving as a preceptor/mentor, performing clerical duties for admissions/transfers/discharges/deaths, transcribing and processing orders, coordinating patient transportation, communicating electronic information, ordering supplies, communicating with food services, operating and troubleshooting clerical equipment, and assisting with transporting non-controlled medications and blood products. The role also includes discharge follow-up calls, supporting 5-minute Drills and Quality Rounds, and participating in regulatory readiness. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)
• No experience needed.
• Comprehensive on the job training provided.
• Ability to meet both the orientation and long-term full-time scheduling requirements of the role.
• Reliability, punctuality, and strong attendance are essential.
• Responsive and dependable.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Proactive and engaged presence.
• Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body
• Clinical Skills
• Communication
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Interpersonal Communication
• Teamwork

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 1 year-Clinical (Preferred)
• Preceptor Skills

Responsibilities

• Being the primary facilitator of ADLs: hygiene, toileting, mobility, meals
• Collecting vital signs & daily weights
• Conducting Point of Care testing
• Turning & repositioning patients
• Performing equipment checks & exchanges
• Dressing care
• Removal of Foley Catheter and Peripheral IV
• Performing nasal swabs
• Checking code carts and oxygen storage cabinets
• May perform a wide variety of advanced patient care duties under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and maintains the patient care and unit environment consistent with the policies, procedures, and practices.
• Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range on their assigned clinical area.
• Provides enhanced patient care under the direction of the licensed nurse, which may include but is not limited to advanced dressing care, suctioning, removal of Foley Catheter and peripheral IV.
• May perform venipunctures and skin punctures to obtain blood specimens according to Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines.
• May perform daily, hands-on aspects of the storage, preparation and delivery of breast milk, infant and pediatric formulas.
• Documents in the appropriate sections to create a complete and accurate medical record.
• 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.
• Coordinate's transportation of patients to multiple tests.
• Participates in obtaining and communicating electronic information as pertinent to the nursing unit.
• Schedules tests, faxes consult, 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.
• Discharge follow up phone calls / coordinating virtual discharge appointment team.
• Support / Assist staff with 5 min Drills and/or Quality Rounds - participate in regulatory readiness as needed.

Benefits

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance
• On the job training and education
• Professional opportunities for growth and advancement
• Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders
• Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups
• Employee referral incentive program
• Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• Atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

What This Job Offers

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