Jefferson Health Plans·Stratford, Connecticut
Provide direct bedside care to patients, including performing nursing procedures for comfort and well-being. Maintain accurate patient documentation and assist physicians with examinations and tests.
Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Patient Care Tech at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we’re the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.
Performs assigned nursing procedures for the comfort and well-being of the patient.
Maintains appropriate documentation on all assigned patients, including flow sheets.
Assists physicians with examinations and tests as needed.
Join our team! Simply go to recruit.jefferson.edu and search (job#)
The actual hiring rate will be determined based on candidate experience, skills and qualifications. This position is not eligible for an annual incentive.
Positions posted as annual salaries reflect an estimated amount for a 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) (i.e. 40 hour equivalent)), positions for less than 1.0 FTE will be prorated.)
Work Shift: Workday Night (United States of America)
Employee Entity: Kennedy University Hospitals, Inc
Primary Location Address: 18 East Laurel Road, Stratford, New Jersey, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value.
Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.
Thomas Jefferson University [https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3950520-1%26h%3D3512320939%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fnam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%252F%253Furl%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.jefferson.edu%25252F%2526data%253D05%25257C01%25257CAngela.Showell%252540jefferson.edu%25257C673e1607452d4029553308db62bc903f%25257C55a89906c710436bbc444c590cb67c4a%25257C0%25257C0%25257C638212334228975351%25257CUnknown%25257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%25253D%25257C3000%25257C%25257C%25257C%2526sdata%253D7iMQ6V6sMcJ3yBHG%25252FSt9Jpd4bGY9m0%25252BAco9WP9U5oWw%25253D%2526reserved%253D0%26a%3DThomas%2BJefferson%2BUniversity&data=05%7C02%7CTierra.Seay%40jefferson.edu%7C672a5210d4be4bfe567808dcb655f166%7C55a89906c710436bbc444c590cb67c4a%7C0%7C0%7C638585727507457915%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vXxEj%2FR2%2FfziVQHEU4SduSvGsRFXj2TZXon2vkMNnW0%3D&reserved=0], home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
For more benefits information, please click here [https://www.wearejefferson.org/content/dam/enterprise/documents/restricted/guidebook.pdf]
Requires a High School Diploma and CPR-BLS certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross. Experience in acute care and a Patient Care Tech/Nursing Assistant certification are preferred.
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Market context
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