Career Central

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance that starts day one of employment
• Grow your career with up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per year
• Three medical plan choices, including options to save with a flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• Company paid Life Insurance, Short-term disability, and Long-term disability
• Competitive 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions starting day one of employment
• PTO plan that allows you to earn more time fast 
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health and earn incentives
• Family-friendly support to include adoption assistance, paid parental leave, paid military leave and a free care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones.
• Shared governance structure that empowers our nursing support staff
• On the job training and education
• Professional opportunities for growth and advancement
• Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders
• Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups            
• Employee referral incentive program

​Performs a wide variety of patient care and clerical duties, including but not limited to general patient care, phlebotomy, and milk lab responsibilities under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse.  Maintains a 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.

• Provides patient care as directed, within the nursing assistant scope of practice, in meeting the multidisciplinary care plan established for each patient.  This includes phlebotomy, wound care, splinting, milk lab, and EKG's.
• Obtains and maintains the integrity of specimens in accordance with policy and procedure, according to physician orders.
• Identifies, observes, and documents the physical needs of the patient according to established standards.
• Reports changes in patient condition to licensed personnel in a timely manner.
• Obtains and maintains the integrity of specimens in accordance with policy and procedure, according to physician order.
• Provides for or assists patients with activities of daily living and fulfills designated and delegated responsibilities for ongoing continuum of care.
• Accurately processes specimens and provides timely transport of the specimen to the laboratory, including the blood bank.
• Performs point of care patient testing and point of care instrument maintenance and quality control.
• May be required to do venipuncture.
• May be required to perform duties of the milk lab tech
• Assists in problem solving, trouble shooting and taking corrective measures in care and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Serves as a preceptor and mentor for new staff and students in a positive manner. Performs clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths according to standards and facilitates patient throughput activities.
• Releases and confirms ordered tests to appropriate departments.
• Coordinate's transportation of patients to multiple tests.
• Communicates patient related information promptly to the appropriate care team member.
• Assists in ordering supplies.
• Communicates with food services to ensure appropriate patient diets.
• Operates, problem solves, and takes corrective measures for clerical equipment.
• Assists with transporting non-controlled medications to and from Pharmacy and within the unit as needed.