RN - Registered Nurse - Advanced Acute Care Medical

Geisinger Clinic; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Health benefits from day one

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k)

Job summary

Geisinger is offering a full-time Inpatient Registered Nurse position at Geisinger Medical Center with a $24,000 hiring incentive. The base rate starts at $41.50 per hour with increased rates for experienced nurses and up to $7 per hour in shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts.

Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates. The GP3 unit details emphasize comprehensive nursing care, collaborative teamwork, and a focus on patient safety and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in good standing.
• Ability to perform complex patient assessments.
• Experience with inpatient nursing care and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assess, organize, perform, and evaluate nursing activities to meet patient needs.
• Complete assessments per scope of practice and unit standards.
• Address physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients and families.
• Plan and coordinate care including education and discharge planning.
• Provide direct patient care including treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies.
• Evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and revise care plan accordingly.
• Collaborate with physicians and inter-disciplinary team to resolve patient needs.
• Handle equipment safety and participate in unit-based decision making.
• Contribute to quality and safety initiatives and team goals.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Care coordination

Patient education

Job description

Location

Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift: Nights (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Worker Type: Regular

Exemption Status: No

Job Summary

Geisinger is proud to offer a full-time Inpatient RN up to $24,000 hiring incentive for eligible candidates! $41.50 minimum hiring rate with increased rates for experienced individuals and up to $7 shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Relocation assistance for eligible candidates.

Unit Location

GP3

Job Duties

• 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. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient and family experience by optimizing all interactions.
• 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.

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) and a health savings account (HSA)
• 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.

Position Details

GP3 is a 19-bed unit that provides care to Medical Patients. Our patients ca