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Salary- Date Posted:03/22/2024
- Employment Type:Full time
- Shift:Flexible Shifts
- Department:Patient Registration
Description
2SR05:
PVH employment application required. All job offers contingent upon background check and completion of pre-employment physical.
Position is full time, 40 hours, flexible shifts, including weekends and holidays. Hourly rate, shift differential as worked, non-exempt, union.
The Screener will be assigned to designated entrances within our facility to provide COVID screening measures to patients, employees, and/or visitors.
JOB FUNCTIONS
- Greet patient/employee/visitor/customer.
- Follow protocol to screen persons prior to entering facility. Protocol includes scripted questions, taking temporal temperature to assess ability to enter building.
- If patient/employee/visitor/customer meets criteria for entrance, the individual will be cleared to enter building. Color coded sticker will be provided and worn by employees who clear the screening process.
- Screener will direct patient or visitor to designated department, as needed.
- If patient/employee/visitor/customer demonstrate symptoms of COVID, Screener will contact to contact the department in which the person is going to and proceed as advised by the department. Screener will follow protocol for isolating patient. Visitors and/employee will be denied access to building.
- Employees demonstrating possible COVID symptoms will be instructed to go home, contact supervisor, and await further instruction from supervisor or Infection Control Officer.
Quality Improvement: All employees are expected to actively participate in the Hospital-wide Quality Improvement Program, actively support and implement Department-specific Quality improvement initiatives and projects, recommend process improvement as appropriate, reports any quality issues in service delivery and consistently commits to a focus on quality improvement and organizational excellence.
Disaster Management: As an employee of Penobscot Valley Hospital, the position has an inherent role to care for our community members when in need. To this regard, the incumbent will be expected to participate in emergency/disaster preparedness planning and drills as requested. When called upon during a real life disaster/emergency event, the incumbent will be expected to participate in the Hospital’s response to this event, within the scope of professional and personal ability to do so.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Effective organizational skills to manage multiple tasks at once. Must have professional appearance and demeanor appropriate for the job.
Benefits
PVH has a Section 125 Cafeteria Benefits Plan and pays a portion of the cost of our health plan, dental, basic life, and disability insurance for employees with 30+ authorized hours, and provides partial subsidy for dependent health insurance. Part-time employees are eligible to receive dental, life, and disability coverage and are eligible to participate in the health insurance plan. Other benefits include a 403(b) plan and earned time off accrual.
