Location:

Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC)

Shift:

Days (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 RN up to $23,500 hiring incentive for eligible candidates! $40.55 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $7 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Relocation assistance for eligible candidates!

Job Duties:

Job Description

In accordance with the standards of care established by the State Board of Nursing, Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Directs and guides patient teaching and activities of ancillary personnel.

• Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.
• 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.
• 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 takes action to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.
• Makes assignments in collaboration with other team members.
• Directs and alters assignments in response to changes in patient situations.
• Promotes teamwork by delegating tasks to team members based on skill, expertise, time availability, acuity, and needs of the patient.
• 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.
• Supports and participates in initiatives that support the Magnet mission.
• 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.

Position Details:

Hours: 7am - 730pm, every other weekend and holiday. Call may be required.

This unit entails postpartum, GYN, Peds/Trauma and continuing care nursery. Obstetrics experience preferred.

Will cross train to the Childbirth unit - training will be provided.

Education:

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body, Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaRN_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.