The LECOM Institute for Successful Aging is currently accepting applications and resumes for a Full-time Cook to work at one or more of our senior care facilities.

Summary:

• The cook will prepare bulk food items for the various venues while following recipes to be nutritious, attractive, in proper portions while being responsible with resources. Will also be responsible to report problems and take corrective action to address those issues.
• Possesses knowledge, skills, attitude, and energy to consistently provide resident centered care.
• Maintains and promotes ethical conduct of employees, addresses residents in a friendly manner, creating a safe and productive environment.
• Will manage the schedule, food supply and food production duties in the absence of dietary managers.
• Responsible for daily food preparation to prepare food for multiple venues while following recipes.
• Responsible for food production for catering events, off-premises food services including meals on wheels, LECOM Center for Health and Aging, and other customers as assigned.
• Promotes a safe working environment.
• Read and interpret the Resident’s nutritional requirements via paper or digital platform.
• Promote clinical nutrition through the Dietitian’s management of therapeutic diets, nutritional supplements and the food first philosophy while producing accurate food offerings.
• Educates and guides residents in regards to cost and contents of their selections and provides alternative selections available.
• Ensures health guidelines and company sanitation policies are followed by employees and guests in all dining areas.
• Maintain all documentation and logs for sanitation and food safety compliance purposes.
• Assists the Dietary Manager to facilitate departmental auditing in preparation for annual survey.

BENEFITS:

LECOM’s full time employees enjoy the availability of an industry leading benefits package including:

• Highmark BC/BS Medical Insurance with employee-only coverage costing only $40/ month!
• Full Family Medical Insurance is only $250/month!
• Employees with LECOM Medical Insurance can take advantage of waived co-pays and deductibles at LECOM physicians and Millcreek Community Hosptial.
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Matching of 100% after completing one year of service
• Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance is provided to all Full Time employees at no cost!
• Paid time off accruals – vacation and sick
• 7 paid holidays each calendar year
• Employee referral program
• Employee appreciation/recognition events
• Employee assistance program and discounted membership at the LECOM Fitness and Wellness Center

The LECOM Institute for Successful Aging is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Description:

This PGY-2 geriatric pharmacy residency program offers an opportunity to excel in clinical and consultant geriatric pharmacy via interactions with a rich health care community. Learning experiences cover a wide array of geriatric experiences and include: acute care, ambulatory care (longitudinal), long term care (core rotation and longitudinal), inpatient rehabilitation, public health, healthcare administration, academic/teaching, and hospice/palliative care. Electives are available in critical care, infectious disease, and other areas. This program offers a flexible schedule designed to give the resident additional experience in their specific area of interest. The resident will gain experiences in teaching and an optional Medical Masters of Science in Medical Education (MSMed) degree is also offered.

Duration:

July 1st 2024- June 30th 2025

Site Special Features:

The PGY-2 residency program is in association with a school of pharmacy, a college of medicine, the LECOM Institute for Successful Aging, and with a community/teaching hospital (medical residency/fellowship programs). We are located at the border of Lake Erie, a small town with the amenities of a larger city, two hours from Cleveland, Buffalo, and Pittsburgh.

Qualifications:

• Doctorate of pharmacy degree
• Completion of ASHP accredited PGY1 pharmacy residency
• Copy of PGY1 residency certificate presented to residency program director
• Pennsylvania pharmacy licensure (or eligibility for licensure by July 31st, 2024)
• Three letters of recommendations
• Curriculum vitae
• Pharmacy school transcripts

Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical services and comprehensive medication management to patients during all core and longitudinal rotations
• Ensure continuity of care during transitions of care between settings
• Manage and facilitate delivery of medications
• Perform comprehensive medication regimen reviews monthly on a subset of patients in the long term care setting
• Demonstrate leadership skills via interactions with pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy students
• Effectively provide education to patients, caregivers, pharmacy students, and the interprofessional healthcare team
• Complete a quality improvement research project and medication use evaluation with poster presentation at an annual pharmacy assembly

The LECOM Institute for Successful Aging is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Millcreek Community Hospital, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is currently hiring MULTIPLE 7p-730a RNs and a WE36 0700a-730p RN on our Med-Surg unit.

SIGN ON BONUS $20,000

TOTAL: PAY OUT AFTER 90 DAYS, 180 DAYS AND ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT.

REQUIRED: 

• Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families in accordance with hospital standards
• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Cooperates with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations, interdepartmental objectives, and infection control policies.
• Cleans and prepares rooms between procedures and after terminal cleaning.
• Monitors and restocks supplies.
• Monitors medical condition of patients and reports changes to appropriate personnel.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to patient’s comfort and privacy and expresses interest in their progress.
• Monitors emotional stability of patients and reports changes to physician or charge nurse.
• Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care.
• Performs basic nursing procedures including thermal applications, non-sterile soaks, and application of simple dressings, perennial care, and urine tests.
• Prepares, hangs, monitors and discontinues I.V. fluids.