Unit Clerk/Care Partner- OB/GYN Maternity - Full Time

Job Details : full time, days, Monday-Friday, occasional weekends required

Education, License & Cert : High school grad or Equivalent

Experience: No experience is required

Essential Functions: Participates in the delivery of patient care for population groups under the direction of an RN/LPN including but not limited to the following:

Lifting, turning, and positioning patients utilizing Safe Patient Handling equipment (>35 pounds), as appropriate

Observe confused and difficult patients

AM/PM Hygiene care

Toileting, shaving, washing, brushing hair, dental and mouth care

Feeding

Assisting with range of motion exercises

Mobilizing patients - transfers and ambulation, utilizing Safe Patient Handling Equipment (>35 pounds), as appropriate and following mobility protocol

Exercise protocols

Incentive spirometry supervision

Surgical preps

Postmortem care

Sits with confused/disoriented patients or those requiring 1:1 observation for safety/suicide purposes, as assigned

Performs and records accurately:

Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, heights, and weights (adults only)

I&O

Records bowel movements

ADLs and activities

Conducts bladder scanning

Transports patients as needed

Serves, sets up, and retrieves trays

Distributes water pitchers as appropriate

Orders and distributes nourishment

Transports equipment

Transports blood products and labs to and from the patient care area

Participates in patient safety/patient satisfaction

Answers call bells

Participates in patient rounding

Reports any signs of abuse to the nursing staff

Recognizes, troubleshoots, and initiates corrective action needed on equipment

Maintains a neat and tidy environment (empties laundry, delivers equipment, keeps patient rooms clean and safe)

Inventories and assures disposition of patients’ belongings when admitted, transferred, and/or discharged

Assures proper storage of equipment

Recognizes emergency situations and initiates plan of action

Notifies RN/LPN of any changes seen in patient’s condition

Complies with policies and procedures of the hospital/nursing department

Supports the philosophy of the hospital and department of nursing

Maintains CPR certification and practice

Demonstrates cost-effective patient care by demonstrating proper use and care of equipment, appropriate and prudent use of supplies, accurate charging of supplies, performing other division specific tasks, and appropriate utilization of available resources

Communicates with the patients, family, and members of the healthcare team in a concise, tactful, and considerate manner. Must represent the hospital in a professional, courteous manner while being sensitive to how others perceive both verbal and non-verbal communications

Unit Specific Duties:

Birth certificate entry

Complete transport forms for moms and babies

Package/mail Newborn Metabolic Screening forms

Complete Oracle orders/unit order/unit food stock order

Perform phlebotomy and collect labs

Set up OB delivery tables

Admit/discharge/troubleshoot newborn security alarms in the SafePlace System

Make appointments for moms and babies

Update expected patient EDD List

Set up labor rooms/strip rooms

Enter data in the Birth Log

Restock unit including cabinets, blanket warmer, rooms, fridges/kitchen areas

Enter work orders

Activation of patient tablets

Fax patient records/check fax inbox folder

Answer doors/phones

Complete unit outdates

Other duties as assigned

May have opportunities for specialty training

Other Duties:

Assists in the orientation of new personnel and serves as a role model to other employees

Demonstrates willingness to accept non-routine work assignments as appropriate

Encouraged to participate in community activities

Attends and participates in unit council (70% attendance)

The pay for this position ranges from $17.34-$24.32 per hour.

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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.