Guthrie
Caregiver works with other members of the patient care team to deliver care to specific patient populations. Education, License, & Cert: High School Grad or Equivalent
Experience: No experience required
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 (
Observing confused and difficult patients • • AM/PM Hygiene care
• Toileting, shaving, washing, brushing hair, dental and mouth care
• Mobilizing patients transfers and ambulation, utilizing Safe Patient Handling equipment (
Incentive spirometry supervision
• Surgical preps
• Postmortem care
• Performs and records the following specimen collection:
• instructs patients in proper specimen collection technique.
• Basic ostomy care
• Serves, sets up and retrieves trays
• Distributes water pitchers as appropriate
• Transports equipment
• Transports blood products to and from the patient care area.
• Recognizes, troubleshoots and initiates corrective action needed on equipment.
• Maintains 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.
• Complies with policies and procedures of the hospital/nursing department.
• Supports the philosophy of the hospital and department of nursing
• 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.
• Participates in performance improvement activities to improve service and care. Ability to communicate using telephones, computer systems.
• Answers telephone promptly and politely, identifying self, title, and department. Must represent the hospital in a professional courteous manner, while being sensitive to how others perceive both verbal and nonverbal communications.
Other Duties: • Assists in the orientation of new personnel and serves as a role model to other employees.
• Encouraged to participate in community activities
• Attends and participates in unit council (70% attendance).
85 per hour
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.