Position Highlights :

• Lifestyle : Sandusky was voted Best Coastal Small Town in America . You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
• Work / life : Minimum 24 hours / month; 12 hours being a weekend shift. You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.
• Employee-centric : 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more.
• Career Advancement : If you are interested in becoming a RN, the Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing is conveniently located within our health system and is in partnership with Bowling Green State University (BGSU) Firelands College.

About Firelands Health :

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you .

We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents.

Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values : Attitude : We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment : We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve.

Enthusiasm : We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do :

• Assists with delivering patient care : obtain patient vital signs, assist with feeding, toileting, hygiene care, finger-stick blood sugar readings, maintain skin integrity, perform EKGs, and ambulate and transfer patients.
• Perform routine procedures including surgical skin preps and enemas.
• Schedules diagnostic procedures / tests / appointments, effectively communicating and co-coordinating orders with Physicians, Charge Nurses, direct care givers, ancillary departments, and other facilities.
• Answers call lights timely and notifies appropriate personnel of patient needs immediately.
• Demonstrates service excellence and strives to assist the unit to meet established goals for our patient satisfaction.
• Recognizes significant changes in patient’s condition and takes appropriate action.
• Collect data, report information and / or perform interventions for the purpose of improving a variety of quality issues.
• Obtain patient information / data and observes confidentiality.
• Orders and enters charges for procedures, supplies, equipment as applicable.
• Reports problems or concerns to the appropriate person or department and will assist in the resolution whenever possible.
• Must be flexible, maintain adaptability, and be a team player.
• Positive professional communication skills and guest relations; projects a positive impression of the Medical Center.
• Perform VS, height, weight, and visual acuity in triage.
• Assist with sterile field set up for suturing and procedures.
• May perform other patient care activities as trained and directed by the RN.

What You Will Need :

• Previous hospital experience preferred.
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Current BLS certification required or obtained within 30 days of hire.

Last updated : 2024-04-06