RN - Registered Nurse Per Diem - Emergency Department (ED)
About The Position
Geisinger is proud to offer a per diem Inpatient RN with market leading pay rates and up to $7 shift differential for evening, night, and weekend shifts. The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates nursing activities to meet the needs of the patient. This role promotes adaptive responses of patient and family to achieve the highest level of patient care, promote safety, and maximize patient satisfaction, while exhibiting compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions. The Registered Nurse coordinates patient care and interaction of staff, and is responsible for ensuring the very best patient/family experience by optimizing all interactions. Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital is a community-based hospital, offering many services that are not available anywhere else locally. The Emergency Department is a newly renovated, state-of-the-art, 14-bed unit with a team environment, working very closely with all members of the care teams. Geisinger is looking for candidates that are team players, demonstrate accountability, and have stellar assessment skills. Critical care experience is preferred but not required.
Requirements
- Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing
- Basic Life Support Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)
- Team players
- Demonstrate accountability
- Stellar assessment skills
Nice To Haves
- Critical care experience
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/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.
- Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Competitive 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions starting day one of employment
- MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health
- Free care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
- 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.
- Healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
- An atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
