Patient Companion - Central Region Float Pool (Emergency Departments Included) - Day/Night Rotation

Geisinger•Danville, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Patient Companion provides a safe environment, companionship, and supportive care for patients requiring constant observation as identified by a nurse or physician. The role maintains 1:1 supervision and constant observation, remains in clear sight of the patient unless nursing staff instruct otherwise, and accompanies patients off the unit for clinical tests, procedures, appointments, or other reasons identified by the care provider. The Patient Companion maintains a safe, private, and comfortable therapeutic environment, redirects impulsive or harmful behavior, and calls for assistance when unable to redirect a patient or when there is potential for self-injury. The position participates in shift reports and communicates pertinent information to the Registered Nurse at the end of the shift. Additional duties include talking with patients to keep them focused, assisting with meals when there are no swallowing precautions or carbohydrate-count requirements, making beds, activating bed and/or chair alarms, and assisting staff with walking patients. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. This is a 40-hour-per-week Central Region Float Pool role, required to float among Bloomsburg GBH, Danville GMC, and Shamokin GSACH campuses, including Emergency Departments. Day shifts are 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. and night shifts are 11:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., typically rotating two weeks of day shifts followed by two weeks of night shifts. The schedule includes every other weekend and holiday. A two-week classroom orientation is required at the start of employment, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. The posting describes the worker type as Regular and the position as non-exempt.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent (GED).
Demonstrated reliability, punctuality, and strong attendance.
Ability to meet orientation and long-term full-time scheduling requirements.
Strong teamwork and communication skills.
Clinical skills, computer literacy, interpersonal communication, preceptor skills, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

Provide a safe environment, companionship, and supportive care for patients requiring constant observation.
Maintain a safe environment and constant 1:1 observation of assigned patients.
Remain in clear sight of the patient at all times unless otherwise instructed by nursing staff.
Accompany patients off the unit when required by the care provider, including to clinical tests, procedures, and appointments.
Maintain a safe, private, and comfortable therapeutic environment.
Redirect impulsive or harmful behavior and call for assistance when redirection is unsuccessful or self-injury is possible.
Participate in shift reports and communicate pertinent information to the Registered Nurse at the end of the shift.
Talk with patients and use conversation to keep them focused.
Assist with meals when the patient has no swallowing precautions and does not require carbohydrate counts.
Assist with bed making.
Activate bed and/or chair alarms.
Assist staff with walking patients.
Float among the Bloomsburg GBH, Danville GMC, and Shamokin GSACH campuses, including Emergency Departments.
Comply with organization policies and procedures and satisfy job-specific obligations.

Benefits

$1,500 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.
Minimum hiring rate of $15.25, with increased rates for experienced individuals.
Up to an additional $3.50 float premium on all hours worked.
Up to $3 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts.
Up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits 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.
Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions.
Paid time off plan with the opportunity to accrue time quickly.
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 referrals for childcare, eldercare, and pet care; legal guidance; mental health visits; work-life support; and digital self-help tools.
Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, universal life, pet, and legal insurance.
On-the-job training and education.
Professional growth and advancement opportunities.
Support and mentorship from nursing leaders.
Employee referral incentive program.
Healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and domestic partners.