Patient Care Technician (Advanced Acute Care Neurosciences) - No CNA Cert Required - Day / Evening Shift

locations

Danville, PA

time type

Full time

posted on

Posted Yesterday

job requisition id

R-84991

Location :

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift :

Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

36

Worker Type : Regular

Exemption Status : No

Job Summary :

Geisinger is proud to offer a Patient Care Technician a $18.94 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $3 shift differentials for evening, nights, and weekend shifts! Also offering up to $40,000 in financial support to become a nurse!

Job Duties :

ACE Nursing Model of Care : Achieving Collaborative Excellence

Geisinger is excited to be piloting a new model of care on our Advanced Acute Care Units at our Danville campus. The ACE Nursing Model of Care will utilize more Patient Care Technician staff to take responsibility for and perform the duties that do not require a nursing license, freeing the licensed nurse to perform the advanced skills that align with nursing education and training. This new model of care will allow Patient Care Technicians more opportunity for career advancement, autonomy in their role, and greater involvement in the delivery of patient care.

Primary duties include :

• Primary facilitator of ADLs : hygiene, toileting, mobility, meals
• Vital signs
• Point of Care testing
• Turning & repositioning
• Daily weights
• Equipment checks & exchanges

Additional training provided on advanced patient care skills including :

Join the Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about this new opportunity, please contact Allison Honabach ( ahonabach1@geisinger.edu ).

Benefits of working at Geisinger :

Job Description :

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.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details :

Unit : Advanced Acute Care Neurosciences

Schedule : Day / Evening Shift (36-hours a week, mix of 7am-7 : 30pm and 11am-11 : 30pm), including every other weekend and holiday.

No experience required. Comprehensive on the job training provided.

Education :

High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required)

Experience :

Certification(s) and License(s) :

Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months - Default Issuing Body

Skills :

Communication, Computer Literacy, Mathematics

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES : Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.