Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Part Time .6FTE 24hrs/week
Location: Women and Babies Hospital
Summary:
- Primary responsibility to screen newborns for common medical disorders that may occur in or after the newborn phase. Secondary responsibility to assist with the delivery of direct, non-licensed patient care in accordance with established methods and procedures, under the supervision and guidance of appropriate personnel.
Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:
- Performs hearing screens on all eligible newborns while communicating with families to help them understand the entire screening process.
- Interacts and works closely with the nursing staff as an integral part of the team by providing quality newborn screening services and results.
- Works with technology and equipment used for quality screening and state reporting.
- Completes cleaning tasks utilizing OSHA standards. Performs maintenance and or inventory of equipment according to unit department standards.
- The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: ·Assists patients with personal hygiene needs and or provide activities of daily living, comfort measures including changing linen, providing safe environment for mobility and ambulation, and maintaining a clean and orderly patient environment.
- Safely assists in mobilizing, turning, and positioning of patients; including use of various assistive devices and mechanical lifts.
- Functions as a patient advocate by resolving patient family concerns through appropriate actions.
- Answer patient call lights independently, promptly, and to the patient’s satisfaction; referring patient concerns to the RN or Nurse Manager.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- HS diploma or equivalent GED .
- CPR Certification required.
- Knowledge of medical terminology is desirable
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
