JOB TITLE: Resuscitation Education Assistant

LOCATION: Geisinger Medical Center Hospital

DEPARTMENT: Resuscitation Education

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

WORK TYPE: Full TIme (1.0 FTE, 80 Hours Biweekly)

JOB SUMMARY:

Promote resuscitation skills activities to support inter-professional and interdisciplinary teamwork, and maintenance of certification, patient safety and quality initiatives. Integrate resuscitation simulation to effectively train and objectively assess applied knowledge, adequacy of skills and level of competence. Provide support for logistics, training and interface of technology, education and health care resources and personnel. Works directly with Geisinger CPR coordinator.

Reports directly to the Director of nursing Education and Magnet.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Demonstrates skills in managing the logistics of scheduling learners, faculty, equipment and facilities.

Demonstrates required knowledge of principles of office administration and coordination of groups.

Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including MS Word and Excel, and also proficient with Outlook e-mail and related functions.

Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as the ability to interact comfortably with learners as individuals and in small groups.

Demonstrates the ability to gain knowledge of program regulations, governing body requirements, state licensing, and Geisinger regulations.

Demonstrates the ability to be self-motivated and possess excellent organizational skills and effective communication skills.

Demonstrates knowledge of governing body requirements, state licensing and Geisinger regulations.

Demonstrates ability to work independently and as a team player.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

1-3 years’ experience in an academic healthcare setting, Associate’s degree preferred.

An additional three years of related experience may substitute for the degree. Experience should include project or program coordination and 1-3 years previous resuscitation teaching experience, with knowledge of the Geisinger system.

Six months of on-the-job training is required to become competent in job duties.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Primarily day shift with occasional eves and nights for skills checks as needed

Work is typically performed in an office environment.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

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.

GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC), located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.  GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region’s only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women’s health (in the Women’s Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics.  The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus.

About Geisinger

One of the nation’s most innovative health services organizations, Geisinger serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The system includes 13 hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. A physician-led organization, with approximately 32,000 employees and more than 1,800 employed physicians, Geisinger leverages an estimated $12.7 billion positive annual impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Repeatedly recognized nationally for integration, quality and service, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to patient care, medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.