Patient Companion - Days/Evenings - GCMC Float Pool
About The Position
Geisinger is looking for a highly motivated individual committed to delivering the highest quality care to patients. The ideal candidate will be reliable, punctual, and have strong attendance, demonstrating excellent teamwork and communication skills. This role involves providing a safe environment, companionship, and supportive care for patients requiring constant observation. The Patient Companion must maintain constant observation, accompany patients off the unit for tests or procedures, and assist with patient care tasks such as meals and bed making. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment, and adherence to organizational policies and procedures is expected.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
- Reliability, punctuality, and strong attendance are essential.
- Responsive and dependable.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
- Proactive and engaged presence.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with patients requiring constant observation.
- Ability to meet long-term full-time scheduling requirements.
Responsibilities
- Provides a safe environment, companionship and supportive care for patients that require constant observation as identified by a nurse or physician.
- Maintains a safe environment for any patient requiring 1:1 supervision.
- Maintains constant observation of patient.
- Responsible to accompany the patient if he or she must leave the unit for reasons identified by the care provider.
- Maintain a safe, private, and comfortable therapeutic environment.
- Redirects impulsive and harmful behavior.
- Remain in clear sight of patient at all times, unless otherwise instructed by the nursing staff.
- Calls for assistance when unable to redirect patient or there is a potential for self-injury.
- Participate in report at the beginning and end of shift, making sure to inform pertinent information to Registered Nurse at the end of the shift.
- Accompany patient to all clinical tests, procedures, or appointments off the patient unit.
- Talks to the patient and use conversation to keep them focused.
- Assist patients with meals, when patient does not have swallowing precautions, or require carbohydrate counts.
- Assist with bed making.
- Activates bed alarms and or chair alarms.
- Assists staff with walking patients.
Benefits
- Full benefits (medical, 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) with employer contribution
- 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
- $1500 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates
- $15.25 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for experienced individuals
- Up to $3/hour shift differential for evenings, nights and weekend shifts
- Up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
