RN- Registered Nurse- Advanced Acute Care Orthopedic Telemetry Unit

Geisinger • Wilkes-Barre, PA

1d • $41 • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger is offering a hiring incentive of up to $26,000 for eligible Inpatient RN candidates, with a minimum hiring rate of $41.41 and increased rates for experienced individuals, plus up to $7 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, organizing, performing, and evaluating nursing activities to meet patient needs. This role promotes adaptive responses from patients and families to achieve the highest level of patient care, ensures safety, and maximizes patient satisfaction. The RN exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions, coordinates patient care, and manages staff interactions. They must meet the qualifications to provide care in their assigned nursing unit and are accountable for optimizing all patient and family interactions to ensure the best experience. The unit primarily features private rooms with some semi-private rooms, catering to a patient population with a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions, specializing in surgical orthopedic patients and total joint surgery. It includes an onsite physical and occupational therapy gym and 24/7 Hospitalist services. Geisinger South Wilkes Barre is a small community hospital dedicated to high reliability, exceptional care, collaborative teamwork, and community commitment, and has achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition® for nursing practice and quality patient care.

Requirements

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing
• Basic Life Support Certification
• Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania)
• Clinical Skills
• Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Organizing
• Preceptor Skills
• Teamwork

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree-Nursing

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Ensures the very best patient and family experience by optimizing all interactions.

Benefits

• Full benefits (medical, 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) with employer contribution
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees