Patient Care Assistant, Bethlehem Campus
Now hiring for full-time and part-time positions. Applicants must have availability to complete 5-6 days of sequential day shift training. Apply now and request a start date after your semester ends in May/June. Patient Care Assistants positions are great way to gain hands on experience for Pre-health students or gap year students. No experience required, training is provided. Open to all academic majors and class years. Full-time hours available during your summer break, part-time and weekend hours available during your semester.
Applicants can select their assigned unit within the hospital to align with their healthcare interests. (examples: Acute Care, Ambulator Procedure, Critical Care, Telemetry, Medical Detox, ICU, General Surgery, Rehab, Med Surg, Observation, Orthopedics, Operating room, PT, Intensive Care, etc.)
**Sign on Bonus for qualifying positions up to $5,000**
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Performs the following tasks as assigned:
- Vital signs
- Intake and output measurements
- EKGs
- Glucometry
- Phlebotomy
- Specimen collection
- Documentation for all assigned responsibilities
- Follows treatment plan as directed by licensed personnel.
- Performs necessary functions to ensure patient comfort and satisfaction with service
- Performs patient mobilization using appropriate and proper body mechanics and assistive device
- Accepts responsibility for providing safe, appropriate, quality patient care
- Communicates changes in patients’ conditions and unit concerns with the unit based team
- Restocks unit supplies as needed
- Performs equipment checks and unit specific maintenance duties as appropriate to unit
- Takes active role in unit based performance improvement.
- Maintains awareness of unit budget
- Maintains responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs as well as timely completion of competencies
- Assists in orienting and educating new staff
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Individualized orientation program for all areas. Obtain BLS certification within sixty (60) days of employment or transfer to position. Basic computer skills required. Attend St. Luke’s University Health Network APC and MT courses or evidence of previous training determined through competency testing.
WORK SCHEDULE:
Hiring for full time and part time. Various shifts available. Every other holiday and every other weekend required. Must be able to complete 5-6 days classroom orientation on consecutive business days.