Patient Care Tech - Med Surg Overflow (Full-Time, Nights) - Jefferson Abington

Company: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Location: Montgomery
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Responsibilities
Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Patient Care Tech/Nursing Assistant at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we're the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.
Patient Care Tech/Nursing Assistants are responsible for the following:

• Performs assigned nursing procedures for the comfort and well-being of the patient.
  
• Maintains appropriate documentation on all assigned patients, including flow sheets.
  
• Assists physicians with examinations and tests as needed.
  Reporting to the Nurse Manager, Patient Care Tech/Nursing Assistants will provide direct bedside care to patients. Other tasks include respiratory services, rehabilitation services, and phlebotomy.
  Qualifications
  Qualifications for this position include:
  • High School Diploma
    
  • One (1) year experience in an acute care inpatient environment preferred
    
    • Patient Care Tech/Nursing Assistant certification preferred
      
      Conditions of Employment
      Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.
      Closing Statement
      Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.
      Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.
      Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.
      Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.
      • OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
      • OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
      • OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
        Par Reference Code
        80586

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