Nursing Assistant - Evenings​/Nights - Advanced Acute Care Teaching Telemetry Unit - No CNA

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated Nursing Assistant who is committed to delivering the highest quality care to our patients. The candidate must be reliable, punctual, and have strong attendance. Responsiveness, teamwork, and communication skills that foster collaboration across the care team are essential. A proactive and engaged presence is key to thriving in this role and ensuring exceptional patient outcomes.

Geisinger offers a $1500 sign‑on bonus for eligible candidates, a minimum hiring rate of $16.25 with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $3 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Up to $40,000 is available in financial support to become a nurse.

• Provides patient care as directed, within the nursing assistant scope of practice, in meeting each patient’s multidisciplinary care plan.
• Identifies, observes, and documents the physical needs of the patient according to established standards, and reports changes in patient condition to licensed personnel promptly.
• Obtains and maintains the integrity of specimens in accordance with policy and procedure, in accordance with physician orders.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living, including patient hygiene and changing linens.
• Provides one‑to‑one patient safety watch as assigned following established policies and procedures.
• Accurately processes specimens and transports them to the laboratory in a timely manner.
• Performs point‑of‑care patient testing and maintains point‑of‑care instruments and quality control.
• Assists in problem‑solving, troubleshooting, and correcting equipment and supply issues.
• Serves as a preceptor and mentor for new staff and students in a positive manner.
• Performs clerical duties for admissions, transfers, discharges, and deaths according to standards and facilitates patient throughput activities; transcribes and processes orders accordingly.
• Releases and confirms ordered tests to appropriate departments.
• Coordinates transportation of patients to multiple tests.
• Obtains and communicates electronic information pertinent to the nursing unit, schedules tests, faxes consults, etc.
• Assists in ordering supplies, stationery items, floor stock, patient needs, and individual nursing supplies.
• Communicates with food services to ensure appropriate patient diets.
• Operates, troubleshoots, and corrects clerical equipment, scheduling maintenance of computers, fax machines, phones, etc.
• Accesses non‑controlled medication storage and supply areas and transports medications as needed.
• Assists with transporting non‑controlled medications to and from pharmacy and within the unit.
• Assists with transporting blood products to and from the blood bank as needed.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job‑specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The statements in this profile are not intended to be all‑inclusive; they represent typical elements necessary to perform the job successfully.

• Full Time Evenings/Nights (36 Hours/Weekly)
• 3–12 Hour Shifts 7 pm – 7:30 am
• Every other weekend and holiday rotation required

• 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 allowing you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
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