RN-Registered Nurse-Advanced Acute Care Medical

Geisinger

Shamokin, PA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Acute Care, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), Animal Care, Childcare, Chronic Disease, Discharge Plans, Employee Assistance Plan, Establish Priorities, Health Plan, Healthcare, Hospital, Identify Issues, Incentive Programs, Legal, Medications, Mentoring, Metrics, Military, Nursing, Organizational Development/Management, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Safety, Problem Solving Skills, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Registered Nurse (RN), Safety/Work Safety, Surgical Nursing, Surveillance, Training Program, Treatment Plan

LOCATION

Shamokin, PA

POSTED

2 days ago

Job Summary

Geisinger is proud to offer a full time Inpatient RN up to $24,000 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. Relocation assistance for eligible candidates. Unit Location: AAC West

Job Duties

Assesses plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates nursing activities to meet the needs of the patient. Promotes adaptive responses of patient and family to achieve the highest level of patient care, promote safety, and maximize patient satisfaction. Exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions. Coordinates patient care and interaction of staff. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in their assigned nursing unit. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient and family experience by optimizing all interactions.

+ 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.

Benefits of working at Geisinger:

+ Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one

+ Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents

+ Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)

+ Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage

+ 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions

+ Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly

+ Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year

+ MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive

+ Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones

+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care; Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more

+ Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

+ The ability to work under a Temporary Practice Permit until you take NCLEX

+ Shared governance structure that empowers our nurses

+ Professional opportunities for growth and advancement

+ Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders

+ Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups            

+ Employee referral incentive program

+ Geisinger values and prioritizes the safety and security of our staff by investing in a Strongline Alert Notification system worn by our staff, robust camera surveillance system, metal detectors at certain locations and security guards/K9 program on campus.

Join the Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact Courtney Sassaman, Nurse Recruiter, at cksassaman@geisinger.edu.

Position Details

Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital (GSACH) has 3 advanced acute care locations, within the hospital, that functions as one large unit. You will have the opportunity to care for a variety of patients including those with acute exacerbations of chronic illness, as well as new onset illnesses, and even pre and post op patients. GSACH has a community hospital environment that provides you with a team that feels like family.

Schedule is .9 FTE (36 Hours)/Straight Nights. Every other weekend/Every other holiday rotation.

Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital is proud to receive ANCC Magnet Recognition®, the highest and most prestigious distinction a health care organization can receive for nursing practice and quality patient care.

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, 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. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

About the Company

Geisinger

For communities across the country, health doesn’t have to be a destination: It can be a daily opportunity. At Geisinger, we empower our communities to do well and be well by removing barriers to advanced healthcare in all the moments where health makes its home. For more than 100 years, we’ve served our region while working to create a national model for improving health. Today, we’re focused on bringing them services that improve every facet of life to drive total health, inside and out.

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Healthcare Services

WEBSITE

https://jobs.geisinger.org/