RN - Graduate Registered Nurse (Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Geisinger•Jersey Shore, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
Geisinger is proud to offer a Graduate RN a hiring incentive up to $19,000 for eligible candidates! This position offers a minimum hiring rate of $41.50 with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $7 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. The Nurse Residency Program is a 12-month program automatically offered to RNs with less than one year of acute care experience. It focuses on developing critical thinking skills, leadership, quality outcomes, and professional role, and provides education and resources through professional development meetings, peer support, a dedicated preceptor, and a mentor.
Requirements
- Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)
- Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body
- Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania
- Clinical Skills
- Communication
- Interpersonal Communication
- Organizing
- Preceptor Skills
- Teamwork
- Ability to work under a Temporary Practice Permit until you take NCLEX
Nice To Haves
- Less than one year of acute care experience (for Nurse Residency Program eligibility)
Responsibilities
- 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.
Benefits
- Hiring incentive up to $19,000 for eligible candidates
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Health insurance that starts day one of employment
- Relocation assistance for eligible candidates
- Up to $5000 in tuition reimbursement per year
- Three medical plan choices
- Options to save with a flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Company paid Short-term disability
- Company paid Long-term disability
- Competitive 401k plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions starting day one of employment
- PTO plan that allows you to earn more time fast
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program
- Adoption assistance
- Paid parental leave
- Paid military leave
- Free care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
- 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
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Domestic partner benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
