Location:

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Worker Type:

Contingent Student (Fixed Term)

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

The co-op program is an educational and clinical work experience for the high school students. The individual is responsible and accountable for performing a wide range of patient care tasks. The performance of tasks allows the care team to provide quality care.

Job Duties:

• The position will focus on providing patient care within a clinical scope of practice.
• Fulfills designated responsibilities for ongoing continuum of care (non-assessment).
• Identifies, observes, and documents the physical needs of the patient according to standards.
• Assists with patient transfer and transport as needed.
• Assists in problem solving, trouble shooting, and taking corrective measures in care and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Assists in clerical responsibilities as required for task completion.
• Suggests issues for improvement and offer solutions on issues.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

Did you know that 70-80% of clinical diagnoses are made based on results found by testing professionals in a medical laboratory? Geisinger's Laboratory Medicine

The Clinical Co-Op Experience is designed to help the high school students understand what happens from the time a specimen is collected, to when the sample is analyzed, to reporting those results out to the care teams.  There are two opportunities available:

• One position will be hosted at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville, PA
• One position will be hosted at Geisinger Medical Center Muncy (GMCM ) in Muncy, PA

Geisinger's medical laboratory team is excited to welcome interested students to learn more about the types and varieties of testing that happen in medical laboratories. This experience will open the door to traditionally unseen spaces, including microbiology, hematology, toxicology, coagulation, anatomic pathology, and more! This experience will show how automated, semi-automated, and manual testing are used to provide data to providers to diagnose, treat, and monitor patients.

Education:

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Clinical Skills, Communication, Computer Literacy, Interpersonal Communication, Teamwork

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.