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 experienced NICU RN a $21,500 hiring incentive for eligible candidates! $41.50 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $7 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. $7,500 in relocation assistance for eligible candidates!
Job Duties:
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:
About the NICU
Our Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), located within Geisinger's Janet Weis Children27s Hospital, features 41 beds and provides advanced care for newborns and infants from 23 weeks gestation through term. We specialize in treating complex conditions, including respiratory, cardiac, genetic, surgical, and neurological disorders.
Position RequirementsFTE: 0.9 (36 hours per week)
Shift: Day/Night rotation (7:00 AM2D7:00 PM, 7:00 PM2D7:00 AM)
Schedule: Every other weekend and holiday
Scheduling: Shared process with block scheduling
Geisinger Medical Center is proud to receive ANCC Magnet RecognitionAE, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing practice and quality patient care.
Education:
Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)
Experience:
Certification(s) and License(s):
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania
Skills:
Clinical Skills, Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Organizing, Preceptor Skills, Teamwork
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.
