What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Care Tech - Emergency Room (Full Time, Days) Torresdale-Jefferson position at Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health and Careers?
Job Details
Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Patient Care Tech 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.Job Description
Patient Care Techs 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, the Patient Care Tech will provide direct bedside care to patients. Other tasks include respiratory services, rehabilitation services, and phlebotomy.
The qualifications for this position include:
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
One (1) year experience in an acute care in-patient environment highly preferred
Patient Care Tech/Nursing Assistant certification preferred
Shift/Hours: Full-Time/Days, 36 hours weekly
This position is located at Jefferson, Torresdale
Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)Worker Sub Type
RegularEmployee Entity
Jefferson Health NortheastPrimary Location Address
10800 Knights Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of AmericaNationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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