GYN Maternity - Full Time

Guthrie Enterprise•Cortland, NY

About The Position

The Unit Clerk/Care Partner supports patient care for population groups under the direction of an RN/LPN and performs unit clerical and operational tasks in an OB/GYN maternity setting. The role includes assisting with patient activities of daily living, mobility, monitoring, safety, transport, and comfort; maintaining the patient environment and equipment; and communicating patient changes to nursing staff. The position also completes unit-specific tasks related to mothers and newborns, including birth documentation, newborn screening forms, laboratory collection, delivery-room setup, appointments, security alarms, and unit restocking. This is a full-time, day-shift position scheduled Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends required. No experience is required. The hourly pay range is $17.34–$24.32. The employee maintains CPR certification and may have opportunities for specialty training.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
No experience required.
Maintain CPR certification.
Attend and participate in unit council with 70% attendance.

Nice To Haves

Opportunities for specialty training may be available.

Responsibilities

Assist with patient care under the direction of an RN/LPN, including lifting, turning, positioning, hygiene, toileting, feeding, range-of-motion exercises, mobility, transfers, and ambulation, using Safe Patient Handling equipment as appropriate.
Observe confused or difficult patients and sit with patients requiring one-to-one observation for safety or suicide precautions when assigned.
Perform and accurately record vital signs, adult heights and weights, intake and output, bowel movements, activities of daily living, and other activities; conduct bladder scans.
Transport patients, equipment, blood products, and laboratory specimens as needed.
Set up, serve, and retrieve meal trays; distribute water pitchers and nourishment as appropriate.
Support patient safety and satisfaction, answer call bells, participate in patient rounding, and report signs of abuse or changes in a patient's condition to nursing staff.
Recognize emergency situations and initiate the appropriate plan of action; recognize equipment problems and take corrective action as needed.
Maintain a neat, clean, and safe patient environment; handle laundry and equipment; inventory and manage patients' belongings during admission, transfer, and discharge; and ensure equipment is stored properly.
Follow hospital and nursing department policies and procedures and support the hospital and nursing department philosophy.
Maintain CPR certification and demonstrate cost-effective use of equipment, supplies, and available resources, including accurate supply charging.
Communicate with patients, families, and healthcare team members in a concise, tactful, considerate, and professional manner.
Enter birth certificate information; complete transport forms for mothers and babies; and package or mail Newborn Metabolic Screening forms.
Complete Oracle orders, unit orders, and food-stock orders; perform phlebotomy and collect laboratory specimens.
Set up OB delivery tables, labor rooms, and strip rooms; admit and discharge newborns and troubleshoot newborn security alarms in the SafePlace System.
Make appointments for mothers and babies, update the expected patient EDD list, and enter data in the Birth Log.
Restock the unit, including cabinets, blanket warmer, rooms, refrigerators, and kitchen areas; enter work orders; and activate patient tablets.
Fax patient records and check the fax inbox folder; answer doors and phones; and complete unit outdates.
Assist with orientation of new personnel and serve as a role model to other employees.
Accept appropriate non-routine work assignments, participate in community activities, and attend and participate in unit council, with 70% attendance.
Perform other duties as assigned.