Lehigh Valley Hospital informational video for employment?

[renee_cal]

I applied for a nurse support position and they sent me an e-mail stating I need to come for a informational video as part of the hiring proces. what is this about? any info? I really need to leave NYC so I would love to get this position but it sounds like I would be jumping through hoops. is this correct? also what is the pay for PCA's? thanks in advance!

P.S.

I have a hospital in NY I am waiting to hear from as well so im not sure what to do!

[cc_nurse]

Hi, I started at LVH while I was finishing nursing school so I think I can help you :-)

The info video is a group type meeting in HR that outlines the job duties and overall job culture of the hospital. I believe it was intended as an overview to allow potential applicants a chance to bow out if they didn't feel it was a good fit. After the video you can pursue the employment process.

The pay is roughly $10-11/hr or it was 3 yrs ago. THe hospital offers really good benefits and tuition reimbursement- good luck with your move!

[emtbubba]

I'm not sure which video it is that they are referring to that they want you to watch, and maybe this reply is too late, but here is a little bit of info anyway. If you have any questions about the video, try calling the HR department at 610-402-3103.

Let me just say quickly that LVH is awesome! I have definitely had a good experience there since starting in December, 2007. It's the best experience I've had in healthcare anywhere yet. They invest in resources, and it shows.

LVH hires people to work as nurse assistants under two titles: PSNA and Technical Partner. As far as I know, either one pays 11.00/hr to start. The difference between the two is whether or not you are in nursing school. If you are in nursing school and have gotten at least two semesters of clinical, they will hire you as a PSNA (Professional Student Nurse Assistant), or if you are not in nursing school they will hire you as a Technical Partner, and give you the same job description, but your orientation is a little longer. Basically, they expect nursing students to already know some things from college that the Tech Partners who aren't in college might not know.

In the department that I work in, it really flows quite smoothly with the folks I work with. Besides the RN's and Physicians, on a typical unit there are PSNA's and Tech Partners (who work directly with the RN's and Physicians), and also Support Partners (who do janatorial type of stuff), and there are also Administrative Partners (who do registration and clerical things, sort of like a unit clerk). Of course there are other folks there, but that gives you a little bit of an idea how they assign assistive duties. I think it works great. If you have more questions, just ask, or contact Human Resources.