RN - Registered Nurse Convenient Care Plus

Geisinger•Bloomsburg, PA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Join a dynamic, fast paced nursing environment at Geisinger’s Convenient Care+. If you are an experienced RN who is looking for an appealing environment and a great place to practice patient care with a welcoming team - apply to learn more. Live your most balanced life while helping our patients achieve their healthiest life. A typical schedule is an average of 40 hours weekly, 7:30 am to 8 pm and every other weekend 7:30 am to 6 pm. At least (2) years of RN work experience is required. Provides care in a fast-paced, high acuity environment that acts similarly to an advanced urgent care with Physician oversight. Patient population will include ages >1 year of age to geriatrics. Care will include a large variety of chief complaints. Serves in an expanded role and prioritizes tasks and uses critical thinking and clinical judgment to provide urgent care. Work collaboratively with provider to triage patient care needs, assess patient needs, plan, and provide nursing care and coordinate follow-up care. Exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions. Coordinates patient care and interaction of staff. Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations. Performs initial and ongoing patient assessment. Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions. Observes, reports, interprets, and records manifestations of the patient’s condition. Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure. Assists provider in performance of procedures as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis. Inserts, monitors, regulates, and discontinues IVs as required by provider. Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency. Communicates with lab, radiology, and other testing results to patients and via telephone and electronic medical record letter notification. Formulates, coordinates, and provides plan of care as established in department standards including, patient and family education, family needs and discharge planning throughout office visit Actively participates as a team member working toward team goals of the department and organization and is accountable for unit and system specific metrics. Provides instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions. 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.

Requirements

Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required)
Minimum of 2 years-Nursing (Required)
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyDefault Issuing Body
Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of PennsylvaniaRN_State of Pennsylvania

Responsibilities

Triage patient care needs
Assess patient needs
Plan and provide nursing care
Coordinate follow-up care
Exhibit compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions
Coordinate patient care and interaction of staff
Obtain and document patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations
Perform initial and ongoing patient assessment
Evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions
Observe, report, interpret, and records manifestations of the patient’s condition
Provide direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure
Assist provider in performance of procedures as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis
Insert, monitor, regulate, and discontinues IVs as required by provider
Collect and prepare laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency
Communicate with lab, radiology, and other testing results to patients and via telephone and electronic medical record letter notification
Formulate, coordinate, and provides plan of care as established in department standards including, patient and family education, family needs and discharge planning throughout office visit
Actively participate as a team member working toward team goals of the department and organization and is accountable for unit and system specific metrics
Provide instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions
Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures

Benefits

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
healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners