Geisinger Health System

RN- Experienced Registered Nurse- Float Pool

Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate from Specialty Training Program required
  • Minimum of 1 year related work experience
  • Licensed Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania
  • Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months required
  • Strong clinical skills and bedside nursing experience

Responsibilities

  • Complete patient assessments according to unit standards
  • Address the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients and families
  • Formulate and coordinate patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams
  • Provide direct patient care including treatments and medications
  • Evaluate nursing interventions and adjust care plans as needed
  • Collaborate with physicians and healthcare team members
  • Participate in quality and safety education programs

Benefits

  • $41.50 minimum hiring rate, with potential for increased rates based on experience
  • Up to $24,000 hiring incentive and $7,500 relocation assistance
  • Full healthcare benefits from day one, including dental and vision
  • Collaborative work environment that values teamwork
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion, enhancing team strength
Full Job Description

Location:

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift:

Rotation (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

​Geisinger is proud to offer a full-time Inpatient Registered Nurse with the Central Region Float Pool a $41.50 minimum hiring rate, with increased rates for experienced individuals, up to an additional $10 in float premium on all hours worked, and up to $7 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts.

Up to $24,000 in a lump-sum hiring incentive, and $,7500 in relocation assistance are both offered to eligible candidates.

Job Description:

  • Completes assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards.

  • Addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family throughout the continuum of care.

  • Formulates, coordinates, and provides plan of care as established in unit standards including, patient and family education, family needs and discharge planning throughout hospitalization with members of the interdisciplinary team.

  • Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.

  • Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions.

  • Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and acts to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.

  • Problem solves, troubleshoots and takes corrective measures in the care and handling of equipment.

  • Participates in unit-based decision-making regarding the utilization of evidence- based practice.

  • Actively participates as a team member working toward team goals of the unit and organization and is accountable for unit and system specific metrics.

  • Actively participates in patient quality and safety education programs and other activities designed to improve departmental and organizational quality and safety.


Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

Position Qualifications/Schedule Requirements:

(.9) FTE, 36 hours/weekly with (3) 12-hour shifts

Day/Night schedule rotation is required (7a-730p, 7p-730a)

Rotating weekend and holiday shifts

*Must have ability to float shift assignments between Geisinger Medical Center Danville, Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, and Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital.

Apply now to learn more about career opportunities with this collaborative team!

Education:

Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification within 6 months - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaRN_State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Bedside Nursing, Clinical Skills, Communication, Inpatient Nursing, Multitasking

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. 

About Geisinger Health System

Geisinger Health System is a healthcare system serving more than 3 million residents throughout 45 counties in central, south-central, and northeastern Pennsylvania, and in southern New Jersey. The system was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Danville, Pennsylvania. Geisinger Health System includes 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 600,000-member health plan. The system employs more than 32,000 people, including over 1,800 physicians and 4,000 nurses. Geisinger Health System is known for its innovative approach to healthcare, including its use of electronic health records and its focus on patient-centered care.
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