Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary - Short Stay Unit - Day

Full Time (80 Hours Biweekly)

Shift

• Day -
• Monday through
• Friday (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and/or 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)

On-call requirement to cover week-end and week day overnight - must be able to report to work within 45 minutes.

Short Stay Unit

The goal of the Short Stay Unit (SSU) is to provide compassionate and professional nursing care as day of surgery preparation for patients and families undergoing surgical procedures in the general operating room, interventional radiology, cardiac/thoracic surgery, and endoscopy procedures. SSU prepares patients pre-procedurally for surgery in the operating room, endoscopy procedures, or for invasive procedures in IR, and CT. Post-procedurally the nursing staff provides Phase II recovery care for IR, CT and endoscopy patients. Hours of operation are routinely 0545-1930 Monday through Friday.

General Summary

• Acts as a receptionist for visitors and serves as a central contact for telephone calls and a distribution point for paper and electronic communication, laboratory and test results.
• Interacts daily with visitors, patients, physicians and staff and displays a positive, helpful attitude.
• Demonstrates ability to accurately transcribe physician orders and creates and maintains the medical record.
• Schedules patient care services.
• Is responsible for electronic data entry and retrieval.
• Is a key member of the care delivery team.
• Provides clinical support services to patient care staff by performing a variety of duties related to patient care.
• Takes patient vital signs, assists patients with activities of daily living (e.g., bathing, feeding, toileting, etc.), inventories and replenishes supplies and equipment.
• May perform special assigned duties such as performing EKGs and Point-of-Care testing.

• WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care.
• As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland.
• Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation.
• With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions.
• Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

• For more than 125 years, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital has provided leading-edge inpatient, outpatient, and emergent care to the Lebanon County community.
• One of eight premier hospitals in the WellSpan system, WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital features an award-winning cardiac and vascular center, a certified Primary Stroke Center, and a wound care and hyperbaric medicine center, while providing a supportive continuum of care through our extensive WellSpan primary, specialty, ambulatory, and behavioral health care locations within the community.
• WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital is supported by the nearby WellSpan Sechler Family Cancer Center, Lebanon’s first and only integrated cancer center.
• WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S.
• News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23.

WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital serves as the cornerstone of care for a total population of nearly 142,000 residents living in the rural and urban mix of Lebanon County. A full-service, acute-care hospital, with a 163 licensed bed capacity, admitting approximately 7,000 patients annually. We offer open heart procedures, comprehensive cardiac care, total joint replacements, private labor and delivery birthing suites, robotic surgery, and emergency care.