Administrative Team Coordinator Registered Nurse- Labor and Delivery Unit

Geisinger; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits from

Three medical plan options

Pre-tax savings including FSA and HSA

Company-paid life insurance and short/

Long-term disability

401(k) with Geisinger contributions

Generous PTO

Tuition reimbursement up to $5000/year

MyHealth Rewards wellness program

Family-friendly support and parental/m

EAP and voluntary benefits

Job summary

Geisinger Wyoming Valley is seeking a Nursing Leader to coordinate and supervise the delivery of nursing care on assigned units, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective patient care while advancing the organization’s vision and mission.

The role includes clinical leadership, budgetary oversight, regulatory activities, and continued support of the Electronic Medical Record, with a focus on delivering an exceptional patient and family experience.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate leadership in nursing and clinical practice.
• Experience with policy development and unit-level administration.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and quality initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to nursing staff on assigned units.
• Ensure compliance with directives, policies and regulations.
• Collaborate with Medical Director and Physician Liaison on unit operations.
• Oversee budgeting, staffing, and performance evaluations.
• Support the Magnet philosophy and organizational goals.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Healthcare administration

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program

Enrollment in Bachelor's Degree in Related Field

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (Preferred)

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Job description

Job Summary

Coordinates and supervises the delivery of nursing care and activities on assigned units. Assures compliance with the directives, policies and applicable laws and regulations. Responsible for developing and initiating improvements in the organization and delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care. Duties and responsibilities will include supporting the vision, mission, and goals of the Nursing Department and the organization. Responsible for nursing clinical practice, budgetary personnel activities, regulatory activities associated with the unit and the clinical department, and continuing support of Electronic Medical Record. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient/family experience by optimizing all customer interaction.

Job Summary

Coordinates and supervises the delivery of nursing care and activities on assigned units. Assures compliance with the directives, policies and applicable laws and regulations. Responsible for developing and initiating improvements in the organization and delivery of high quality, cost effective patient care. Duties and responsibilities will include supporting the vision, mission, and goals of the Nursing Department and the organization. Responsible for nursing clinical practice, budgetary personnel activities, regulatory activities associated with the unit and the clinical department, and continuing support of Electronic Medical Record. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient/family experience by optimizing all customer interaction.

Job Duties

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) 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

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.

Position Details

Hours include:

7a-3:30p/11a-7:30p; will flex to the needs of the business.

Geisinger Wyoming Valley is proud to receive ANCC Magnet Recognition®, the highest and most prestigious distinction a health care organization can receive for nursing practice and quality patient care.

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required), Enrollment in Bachelor's Degree in Related Field- (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Preferred)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Nursing (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES:

Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.