RN - Registered Nurse Coordinator - Orthopedics - Per Diem

Geisinger Clinic; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger Clinic seeks a Registered Nurse to join the Geisinger Orthopaedics Wilkes-Barre interdisciplinary team. The role expands nursing responsibilities to promote preventive care, patient education, and coordinated disease management while supporting the provider and family.

You will triage inbasket messages, identify patient needs, and develop individualized care plans, coordinating tests and therapies under a provider's direction, with emphasis on evidence-based practice and transitions of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical experience.
• Basic Life Support certification and PA RN license.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient and family needs to form treatment plans.
• Coordinate communication among patient, PCP, and care team.
• Educate patients and families on Care Coordination and disease management.
• Maintain documentation in EPIC for disease management activities.
• Coordinate labs and diagnostics for disease programs.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Communication

Computer Literacy

Health Information

Interpersonal Communication

Patient Assessment

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Required)

Tools

EPIC

Job description

Location

Geisinger Orthopaedics Wilkes-Barre

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

Worker Type

Regular

Exemption Status

No

Job Summary

Serves in an expanded nursing role as part of an interdisciplinary team to promote preventative patient care, offer screening services, and coordinate disease management services while also providing primary clinical support to the provider, patient and their family to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's condition. Assists clinic team with triage of inbasket messaging as needed and management of patient interaction with the clinic, identifying patient needs, intervention pathways, clinical guidelines and diagnostic tests to develop individualized plans of care.

Job Duties

• Assesses the healthcare, educational and psychosocial needs of the patient and family and involves them in establishing a treatment plan based on realistic goals and interventions.
• Investigates healthcare options and facilitates communication among the patient, primary care provider and other members of the healthcare team to eliminate barriers and identify interventions for treatment.
• Applies age-appropriate learning principles to educate patients, family and other health care members on the role and purpose of Care Coordination, its processes, disease, and case management programs and outcomes.
• Serves as a resource to patients, families and other healthcare team members regarding disease management.
• Implements clinical interventions based on risk stratification and evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Collaborates with primary care providers to enhance evidence-based clinical guideline adherence and promote best practice by initiating and adjusting therapies as directed by the practitioner and providing appropriate follow-up and monitoring as needed.
• Coordinates laboratory and diagnostic tests for all disease management programs. Collaborates with primary care providers to enhance evidence-based clinical guideline adherence and promote best practice by initiating and adjusting therapies as directed by the practitioner and providing appropriate follow-up and monitoring as needed.
• Facilitates and coordinates laboratory and diagnostic tests for all disease management programs.
• Maintains required documentation in EPIC for all disease management activities.
• Collects and enters data and patient information according to department standards.
• Attends and participates in professional and nursing continuing education programs and exploits professional development opportunities.
• Reviews the current literature regarding effective teaching/learning strategies and disease management strategies and incorporates the appropriate techniques into disease management practice.
• Maintains active involvement in post-discharge Transitions of Care coordination.
• Assists leadership in the design, implementation and evaluation of care coordination programs to support overall goals and strategic business strategies.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
• Inserts, monitors, regulates and discontinues IV's as required by provider and per scope of practice.
• Administers medications and vaccines, including intradermal and skin testing, under the direction of a provider and per scope of practice.

Position Details

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Clinical (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

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

Skills

Clinical Skills, Communication, Computer Literacy, Health Information Documentation, Interpersonal Communication, Patient Assessment And Care, Teamwork

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 positi