Co Op Students Utica

Job Summary

The Student Extern works under the direction of the department/unit leader. The Student Extern is part of an educational program that has partnered with Corewell Health. The Student Extern performs the essential duties within their type of position as outlined below.

Essential Functions

• Patient Care Support Roles duties may include:
  Providing care to the patient according to the plan of care specific unit routines and hospital policy under the
  Direction of the Registered Nurse. This may include taking vitals ambulation or bathing.
  Documentation of care provided in the electronic medical record.
  Safe transport of patients via wheelchair or stretcher dispatch services and appropriate documentation of services.
  Performs general receptionist and clerical duties to facilitate efficient functioning of the unit/department.
  May assist with cleaning or stocking patient rooms.
  Maintains current knowledge/certification including BLS.
  Attends all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety department/service safety and specific jobrelated hazards.
  Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens.
  Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients families visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional responsible and courteous environment.
  Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter and intra departmentally to facilitate the departments/units ability to meet its goals and objective.

• NonPatient Care Roles duties may include:
  Central Sterile Processing: Preparing case sets for surgeries unloading the washer line building case carts and assisting Technicians
  Environmental Services: Cleaning nonpatient facing areas of the facility that may including hallways stairways elevators and public spaces. Other cleaning projects as assigned.
  Guest Relations: Greeting visitors vendors and/or team members promptly and courteously upon arrival. Asks questions to determine the individuals needs confirms appointments answers inquiries factually and directors or escorts the individual to the proper person or area.
  Lab: Receive laboratory specimens from the pneumatic tub system delivers laboratory specimens to testing areas answers phones and navigates the Epic system to solve problems.
  Pharmacy: Under the direction and supervision of a Pharmacist performance a variety of functions related to receiving stocking and delivery of medications within an acute care or nonacute care pharmacy. Performs pharmacy functions that do not require a license to support the operations of the department.
  Materials Management: Provides excellent customer service while stocking floors/units with proper supplies and assisting members of the materials management department with daytoday functions of the department.

• Food Service Related Roles duties may include:
  Responsible for production of a wide variety of intricate beverage recipes from a complex combination of ingredients according to standardized recipes.
  Work in a fastpaced high volume work environment. Use of specialized and/or commercial kitchen equipment.
  Maintain safety and sanitation standards of the work area.
  Provide patient meal service including accurate portioning and presentation of menu items set up of tray assembly station and tray assembly.
  Transport tray carts and deliver trays to patients. Collect soiled trays and return to kitchen.
  Stock distribute and/or collect patient menus.
  Perform call center duties including ability to answer multiple line phone input patient selections into computer while ensuring compliance to dietary restrictions and attention to special needs.
  Responsible for the production of simple standardized recipes and preparing raw and dry ingredients to be used by the cooking staff.
  Knowledge and application of safe food handling practices.
  Ensure high quality food products by monitoring ingredients and finished product to meet established quality standards.
  Attention to special requirements for modified and restricted diets.
  Maintain safety and sanitation standards of the work area.
  Communicate effectively.
  Create an excellent experience for the customer.

Qualifications

• Required Must be presently enrolled in a school or coop to work program

• Prior experience in patient care Preferred

• CRTBasic Life Support (BLS) AHA American Heart Association Excluding Nutrition Services Upon Hire required Or

• CRTBasic Life Support (BLS) ARC American Red Cross Excluding Nutrition Services Upon Hire required

Physical Demands

• Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

• Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

• Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

• Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs

• Sitting: Frequently

• Standing: Occasionally

• Walking: Occasionally

• Forward Bend Standing: Seldom

• Forward Bend Sitting: Occasionally

• Trunk Rotation Standing: Seldom

• Trunk Rotation Sitting: Occasionally

• Reach Above Shoulder: Seldom

• Reach at Shoulder or Below: Seldom

• Handling: Occasionally

• Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Seldom

• Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Seldom

• Visual Acuity
  None No; Seldom Yes: Frequently

How Corewell Health cares for you

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial health and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

• Ondemand pay program powered by Payactiv

• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you like restaurants phone plans spas and more!

• Optional identity theft protection home and auto insurance pet insurance

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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