Night-Shift Registered Nurse: Orthopedic Care

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off (PTO)

Retirement plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education and professional development

Job summary

Geisinger Medical Center seeks an experienced nurse for the Advanced Acute Care Orthopaedics unit. The role involves coordinating patient care, promoting safety, and achieving high patient satisfaction in a night shift setting.

Responsibilities include direct patient care, education, discharge planning, and collaboration with physicians and staff to improve outcomes. The environment supports Magnet-recognized quality and professional growth within a supportive nursing team.

Qualifications

• Meets scope of practice and unit standards for assessments.
• Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team and family.
• Delivers direct patient care including treatments and medications per policy.

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.
• 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 on patient response.
• Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and acts to resolve patient needs.
• Problem solves and maintains equipment handling and care.
• Participates in unit-based decision-making regarding evidence-based practice.
• Works as part of team toward unit and organizational goals and metrics.
• Participates in patient quality and safety education programs.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Patient care

Team collaboration

Tools

Telemetry equipment

Job description

Geisinger Medical Center seeks an experienced nurse for the Advanced Acute Care Orthopaedics unit. The role involves coordinating patient care, promoting safety, and achieving high patient satisfaction in a night shift setting.

Responsibilities include direct patient care, education, discharge planning, and collaboration with physicians and staff to improve outcomes. The environment supports Magnet-recognized quality and professional growth within a supportive nursing team.