Registered Nurse – Collaborative Care & Growth

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits from day one

Tuition reimbursement up to 5000 per y

Life insurance and disability coverage

401(k) with company contributions

Generous PTO

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a registered nurse to deliver direct patient care and coordinate comprehensive nursing care according to established standards. The role involves planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care with involvement from the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include performing assessments, educating patients and families, and collaborating with physicians to ensure optimal outcomes. Hours are 7am–7:30pm, with every other weekend and holiday required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care including treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.
• 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.
• 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 takes action to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.
• Makes assignments in collaboration with other team members.
• Directs and alters assignments in response to changes in patient situations.
• Promotes teamwork by delegating tasks to team members based on skill, expertise, time availability, acuity, and needs of the patient.
• 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.
• Supports and participates in initiatives that support the Magnet mission.
• Actively participates in patient quality and safety education programs and other activities designed to improve departmental and organizational quality and safety.

Job description

Geisinger is seeking a registered nurse to deliver direct patient care and coordinate comprehensive nursing care according to established standards. The role involves planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care with involvement from the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include performing assessments, educating patients and families, and collaborating with physicians to ensure optimal outcomes. Hours are 7am–7:30pm, with every other weekend and holiday required.