Administrative Team Coordinator Registered Nurse

Geisinger; Muncy Valley (PA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits starting day one

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per

MyHealth Rewards wellness program

Employee referral incentive program

Job summary

Geisinger seeks a nurse leader to join our departmental leadership teams in Pennsylvania. You will drive nursing and organizational strategies, communicate vision and goals, and develop policies affecting the unit and department.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, staff mentorship, performance management, and collaboration with Medical Director and Physician Liaison. Join Geisinger to contribute to patient care excellence.

Qualifications

• Leader with experience guiding nursing teams in clinical settings
• Knowledge of Magnet philosophy and environment
• Ability to formulate and interpret nursing policies and goals
• Strong emphasis on patient safety and quality of care
• Excellent communication with staff, physicians and leadership

Responsibilities

• Participates in formulation of nursing policies and goals.
• Provides direct supervision to assigned personnel; conducts orientation and staff development.
• Performs performance appraisals, schedules staffing, and manages resources.
• Designs and implements strategic operational plans related to changes in healthcare.
• Collaborates with Medical Director and Physician Liaison; fosters relationships.
• Resolves patient and family concerns; supports evidence-based practice; promotes service standards.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff mentoring

Policy development

Patient safety

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's in Nursing Administration

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Quality Improvement tools

Job description

• As a member of departmental leadership teams, you will need to demonstrate characteristics and behaviors necessary to assure employee understanding and acceptance of the nursing and system driving strategies including communicating and incorporating the Nursing and Organization’s vision, goals, and initiatives at the unit and department level consistently with the Magnet philosophy and environment.
• Participates in the formulation of nursing policies and goals as well as policies affecting other departments.
• Communicates and interprets policies, procedures and regulations to patients, visitors and staff members, as required.
• Promotes and supports concepts of positive guest relations.
• Sets expectation for evidence based practice incorporated with development procedures.
• Fosters an effective working relationship with the Medical Director and Physician Liaison of the inpatient unit.
• Develops positive and proactive employee relations.
• Serves as a resource for unit issues, mentors staff, delegates actions as appropriate and creates an environment of participation.
• Facilitates attendance of assigned personnel at internal and external educational programs.
• Collaborates with Clinical Nurse Educators to develop employee orientation, continuing education and competencies.
• Provides direct supervision to assigned personnel, assists with orientation and integration of new employees.
• Conducts performance appraisals, monitors absenteeism, orders supplies, scheduling 24 hour staffing, patient and bed triage where appropriate.
• Assists with addressing performance problems initiating the disciplinary process as appropriate.
• Design and implement strategic operational plans related to changes in the healthcare environment.
• These plans may include capital, clinical, financial, Human Resources, and IS quality and service plans.
• Demonstrates fiscal accountability by managing assignments to meet worked hour statistics.
• Develops and promotes service standards that foster a customer sensitive environment, using a proactive approach.
• Measures performance against standards and seeks team commitment to exceed standards.
• Resolves patient and customer related issues in a timely manner.
• Conducts leadership rounds on the unit.
• Proactively reviews the units and systems risk exposure to develop educational activities for employees and associates that will reduce liability.
• Ensures all incidents, serious events, and sentinel events are reported to PI and addressed in a timely manner.

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 (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) anda 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
• 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! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact Tracey Carolus, Nurse Recruiter at [e-mail] or 717-242-7202.