Patient Care Technician - Pre Admission Services - Full Time

Up to a $5,000.00 Sign-On Bonus

Position Summary: Provides general support tasks (clinical and non-clinical) for assigned patient care area. Works with other members of the patient care team to deliver care to patients in age groups including newborns, infants, children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. In addition, the Patient Care Technician is responsible for venipuncture and specimen collection following Laboratory protocols.

Experience: No previous experience required.

School Education

High School Grad or Equivalent

Essential Functions:

• Participates in the delivery of patient care for patients of all age groups under the direction of an RN, including but not limited to: 
  • lifting, turning and positioning patients
  • observing confused and difficult patients

Patient Contact:

Provides direct care to patients of all ages and interacts with family member when needed.

Education, License & Certification:

Working Conditions:

Frequently exposed to disagreeable sights, sounds, odors, body waste, etc.

Normal office environment, Artifically well-lighted, well ventilated area.

Mental Demands:

Daily stress associated with the care of chronic patient population. Routine duties requiring judgement in priorities and decisions with defined problems.

Quality Statement:

Caregivers must be active participants in quality improvement processes; 1. identifying areas where quality improvement processes can be applied. 2. Collecting and organizing quality measurement date. 3. participating on quality teams.

Job Hazards:

Some exposure to hazards that might cause serious injury (involving recoup time). Occasional exposure to hazards that could cause minor injury (first aid type) or illness.

Degrees:

High School Grad of Equivalent

Internal Contacts:

Daily contact with clients at all levels, including managers and employees.

Licenses and Certifications:

Certified Nursing Aide-PA

Physical Demands:

Normal standing, sitting, stooping, lifting, pushing or walking. Occasionally required to push, move, and/or lift 100+ pounds.

Other Duties:

Exposure Category: 

Tasks involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or other tissues and communicable diseases.

Equipment Used: 

Medical/ Surgical Equipment

External Contacts:

Frequest contact with visitors, community agency reps and other healthcare related orgs. 

Joining the Guthrie team allows you to become a part of a tradition of excellence in health care. In all areas and at all levels of Guthrie, you’ll find staff members who have committed themselves to serving the community.

The Guthrie Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit, integrated, practicing physician-led organization in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania. Our multi-specialty group practice of more than 500 physicians and 302 advanced practice providers offers 47 specialties through a regional office network providing primary and specialty care in 22 communities. Guthrie Medical Education Programs include General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Anesthesiology and Orthopedic Surgery Residency, as well as Cardiovascular, Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship programs. Guthrie is also a clinical campus for the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.