It's more than a career, it's a calling IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. VernonWorker Type:PRNJob Highlights:
Department: Emergency Department
Schedule: PRN, Day Shift, rotating weekends/holidays
Starting Pay: $15.00/hour (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)
Shift Differentials: Weekend differential
Location: Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon IL.
Can consider C.N.A.'s, EMT-Basic or nursing student with completion of fundamentals course.Job Summary: Provides direct and/or indirect duties necessary to provide quality patient care.Job Responsibilities and Requirements:PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Assists in collection of labs, coordinating patient flow with radiology to assist with turn around times. Performs visual acuity.
Responds to patients' requests for assistance and answers call lights promptly. Assists with transfer and transportation of patients. Assists the Registered Nurse with the taking and/or recording of patient's temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, weight and fluid status and bedside glucose and notifies Registered Nurse of significant findings. Assists physicians by placing calls to other physicians as needed. Assists provider with gynecology exams and specimen collection. Collects voided urine samples. Turns over rooms by cleaning and restocking.
Obtains EKG’s for patients in emergent/urgent situations and as able.
Performs messenger service and delivers equipment to departments. Orders and stocks supplies as needed. Performs routine cleaning duties.
Answers phones, takes and relays messages.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATIONHigh School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience OR Certified Nurse Assistant OR EMT Basic OR nursing student with completion of fundamentals courseEXPERIENCE
No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Constant standing and walking.
Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
Occasional lifting/moving patients.
Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
Occasional driving.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONSState of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)Job Type: EmployeeDepartment: 2000000046 EmergencyScheduled Weekly Hours: 0SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.