Home Care Aide Needed in North Bergen, NJ

Home Care Aide

Caring Hands Homecare

North Bergen, NJ 07047

$15.50 - $22.00 an hour

Full-time

Full job description

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• Competitive salary

• Flexible schedule

• Opportunity for advancement

• Training & development

• Wellness resources

Benefits/Perks

• Flexible Scheduling

• Competitive Compensation

• Careers Advancement

Job Summary

We are looking for a Home Care Aide to join our team! You will be directly working with patients, following a one-on-one care plan in patient homes. You operate with a big heart, not only providing personalized and attentive care but by building genuine relationships with those you serve. You are detail-oriented, highly organized, and committed to creating a healthy environment that meets patient needs. Strong verbal and written communication skills are needed to succeed in this role. Prior Home Health or Hospice experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with daily activities such as moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles

• Care for patients by changing bed linens, doing laundry, cleaning the home, or assisting with personal care

• Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with the supervisor

• Build relationships with patients by conversing or reading aloud to help keep them mentally healthy and alert

• Give medications and immunizations

• Engage patients in exercises or other activities

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited NewJersey Home Health Aide program

• High School Diploma or GED

• One year prior professional experience

• Driver’s license preferred

• CPR certification preferred

HOW TO APPLY:https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Home+Health+Aide&l=North+Bergen%2C+NJ&fromage=1&radius=25&from=searchOnDesktopSerp&vjk=9152f545322e2471

Plasma Center Specialist/Phlebotomist Needed in Bloomfield, NJ

Plasma Center Specialist/Phlebotomist

B Positive Plasma

135 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ 07003

Full-time

Full job description

Description:

The Plasma Center Specialist will operate under the direct supervision of the Center Manager and more generally under the Medical/Laboratory Director, and at times will take instruction from the Quality Assurance Manager and Physician Substitute on site. The Plasma Center Specialist ensures donor suitability, product integrity and the continued good health of donors through the compliance with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, state regulations, and the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Manual guidelines and any other applicable regulatory standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (the following list is intended to be a guideline. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned): Duties to include but not limited to:

• Greet and register donors

• Administer health history questionnaire to donors

• Assess and record donor weight and vitals

• Ensure facility and equipment are clean and maintained according to regulations

• Set up, operate, and maintain instruments used for donor qualification and donation, as well as for the processing and storage of donor samples and products. Perform and document Quality Control and routine maintenance, and report any equipment issues as required

• Communicate delays and other issues to center management, nurse and/or other necessary parties

• Assess supply inventory; order and restock, as needed

• Document activities and issues

• Answer donor inquiries

• Read, write, and understand the English language

• Document operational and maintenance activities when necessary

• Quarantine and discard unacceptable samples and products

• Pack, label and ship samples and products to meet suppliers’ requirements

• Store products in and maintain organization of large, walk-in, sub-zero freezer

• Prepare site and perform phlebotomy

• Attend to donor’s needs, including donor reactions

• Promote customer satisfaction through appropriate interaction and responsiveness to customer needs

• Report all unsafe situations or conditions to supervisor

• Available to travel up to 25 miles to other facility(ies) for training or assisting other center's staffing needs

• Other duties, as assigned

Requirements:

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or the equivalent (must show proof).

• Previous experience or education in a health-related field helpful.

• Phlebotomy certification preferred.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Must be able to operate accurately the following equipment:

• Computer (basic skills includes typing, following prompts on monitor, using mouse, saving information etc.)

• Nexsys PCS

• Hematastat II

• Refractometer

• Safepette

• Spot Vitals Signs monitor (Blood Pressure/Pulse & Thermometer)

• Memory Monitoring Thermometer

• Relative Humidity Monitor

• Scale

• Stadiometer

• Freezer

• Sealer

• Centrifuge

• Thermometer

• Tachometer

• Stop watch

Physical Requirements:

• Read computer screens, procedure manuals and other documents.

• Hear doorbells, alarms, telephone, and other mechanical devices.

• Work confidently while being observed during frequent quality inspections.

• Work in walk in - Sub zero freezer(s)

• Ability to lift, pull, tug up to 50 pounds to stock supplies and/or move or support donors

• Regularly required to use hands and fingers, to handle & feel objects, tools and controls; reach with hands and arms.

• Vision abilities required by this job, including close vision

• Required to stand for extended intervals, walk, climb and balance; stoop, kneel and crouch.

• Physical ability to operate equipment used on donor floor areas that may require repetitive motion and manual dexterity.

• Ability to read while standing or sitting in front of a computer for short periods of time.

• Must wear personal protective equipment (PPE) required such as eyewear, lab coats, and gloves

B Positive Plasma Offers:

• Competitive Wages

• Flexible scheduling

• Positive Work Environment

• Paid training opportunities

• Comprehensive Medical and Dental Benefits

• Paid Time Off

• 401(K)

HOW TO APPLY:https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Phlebotomist&l=Bloomfield%2C+NJ&fromage=1&radius=25&from=searchOnDesktopSerp&vjk=85c387da3f3d2147

Phlebotomist Technician Needed in Hackensack, NJ

Phlebotomist Technician

Quest Diagnostics

Hackensack, New Jersey

Job Description

Phlebotomy Technician - Hackensack, NJ, Rotating Schedule, 4:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Quest Diagnostics is hiring a Phlebotomy Technician in Hackensack, NJ. This role is a hospital-based position at HUMC. 

The Patient Service Tech is responsible for accurately performing and processing electrocardiograms, draws intravenous and capillary blood from adults, infants, and children and all related functions.

Pay range: $28.30 - $30.35 / hour

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits information:We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

Part-time employees (29 hours or less per week) are eligible for:

• Vacation and Health/Flex Time (part-time employees scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week)  

• 6 Holidays plus 1 “MyDay” off (if regularly scheduled to work 20+ hours per week)

• 401(k) pre-tax and/or ROTH IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service

• Annual incentive plans

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education

• Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®

• and so much more!

  
  

Responsibilities:

• Makes rounds on nursing care units to draw blood and/or perform ECGs as assigned

• Cleans and re-stocks ECG carts and prepares phlebotomy carts/tray after shift and as needed and returns all carts to 5 Main Room 5645.

• Assists coworkers with draws and EKGs when complete with rounds.

• Draws intravenous or capillary blood from newborn through geriatric aged patients using proper aseptic collection techniques.

• Draws and delivers (where applicable) all blood work (stat, timed, routine) within established departmental policy time frames.

• Draws intravenous and capillary blood into proper tubes and culture vials according to the purpose for which the blood is to be tested.

• Performs and processes all electrocardiograms on patients ranging from newborn to geriatrics.

• Demonstrates correct placement of electrodes and all the elements of a 12 lead ECG including but not limited to the recognition of artifacts (electrical, muscle, etc.)

• Completes clerical functions associated with ECG reports (to include transmission and charging only).

• Signs out and returns all equipment in good repair.

• Performs Collection Rending report after rounds and follows up on patients not collected. Submits signed off report to coordinator.

• Reports incidents/issues regarding patients, nursing staff, or employees timely to Coordinator and or Section Head.

• Reports supply needs and equipment defects in a timely fashion.

• Logs refrigerator temperatures daily and reports if falls out range to Coordinator or Section Head.

• Travels and performs phlebotomy duties, as needed, at Health fairs, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and PSA testing sites and delivers specimens to laboratory.

• Lifts a minimum of 20 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 50 lbs., and stands a minimum of 4 hours a day.

• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).

• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center’s Organizational Competencies.

Qualifications:

Required Work Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent with basic knowledge of arrhythmias and completion of a blood drawing educational program. 1 year of prior experience in ECG or graduate of ECG technical/Medical Assistant training program.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.

• The position requires the ability to effectively communicate in English.

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent High school diploma or equivalent with basic knowledge of arrhythmias and completion of a blood drawing educational program. (Preferred)

Languages

• English (Required)

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Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

HOW TO APPLY:https://careers.questdiagnostics.com/job/hackensack/phlebotomy-technician/38852/100012779008