Nursing Assistant - Evenings/Nights - Cardiac Special Care Unit - No CNA Required

About the role

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated individual committed to delivering the highest quality care to patients. They must meet orientation and long-term full-time scheduling requirements, demonstrate reliability, punctuality, and strong attendance, and show responsiveness, dependability, and excellent teamwork and communication skills to support the care team and ensure exceptional patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of clerical duties and direct patient care activities as needed by the unit to support quality care.
• Provide patient care within the nursing assistant scope of practice and the established multidisciplinary care plan.
• Identify, observe, and document patients’ physical needs according to established standards; report changes in condition to licensed personnel in a timely manner.
• Obtain and maintain specimen integrity per policy and physician order.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including hygiene and linen changes, and provide one-to-one patient safety watch as assigned.
• Process and transport specimens to the laboratory; perform point-of-care testing and instrument maintenance with quality control.
• Troubleshoot and take corrective measures for equipment and supply issues; serve as a preceptor and mentor for new staff and students.
• Perform clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths; transcribe and process orders; release and confirm ordered tests to appropriate departments.
• Coordinate patient transportation to multiple tests; schedule tests and faxes consults; participate in obtaining and communicating electronic information pertinent to the nursing unit.
• Order supplies, including stationery, floor stock, patient needs, and individual nursing supplies; communicate with food services to ensure appropriate patient diets.
• Operate and maintain clerical equipment such as computers, fax machines, and phones; schedule maintenance as needed.
• Access non-controlled medication storage areas and transport non-controlled medications as required; assist with transporting medications to and from Pharmacy and Blood Bank as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED) — required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of related work experience — preferred.
• Basic Life Support Certification — required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (AHA) — preferred.

Benefits

• Full benefits (medical, dental, and vision) starting on day one.
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents.
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution.
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan with rapid accrual.
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program with financial incentives.
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay, and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing referrals for childcare, eldercare, and pet care; free legal guidance; mental health visits; work-life support; and digital self-help tools.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life, and pet and legal insurance.

Pay

$16.25 minimum hiring rate with higher rates for experienced individuals; up to $3 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts; $1,500 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates.

Schedule

Full-time, 36 hours per week, evenings/nights, 3 × 12-hour shifts (7:00 pm – 7:30 am), every-other-weekend and holiday rotation required.