RN - Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits starting on day one

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 per

Nurse recruitment contact

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a full-time Inpatient Registered Nurse for night shifts at Geisinger Medical Center. The position offers a $21,500 hiring incentive and a minimum hiring rate of $41.50 per hour, with up to $7 shift differentials for evenings, nights, and weekends. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.

Contact Katy Baralt for more information. The role includes coordinating patient care, assessing needs, and ensuring exceptional patient and family experiences.

Qualifications

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing is required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse (PA) with current PA RN license is required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates nursing activities to meet patient needs.
• Promotes adaptive responses of patient and family to achieve highest level of care and safety.
• Exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions.
• Coordinates patient care and interaction of staff.
• Responsible for ensuring best patient and family experience by optimizing interactions.
• Provides direct patient care including treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Communication

Organizing

Preceptor Skills

Teamwork

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing

Licensed Registered Nurse (PA)

Job description

Location: Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) Shift: Nights (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: No

Job Summary: Geisinger is proud to offer a full time Inpatient RN up to $21,500 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! Join the Geisinger Family! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact Katy Baralt, Nurse Recruiter, at [e-mail].

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.

Schedule Details

1.0 FTE, night shift. Orient on 1.0 (40 hours per week) and can transition to (3)12s once off orientation. Every other weekend and every other holiday. Offer self-scheduling to allow for flexible schedule.

Unit Description

Join our amazing Emergency Department at Geisinger Medical Center! This hospital is a level 1 Adult Trauma Center, Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and first comprehensive heart attack center in the nation. The care of many of our patients starts in our Emergency Department- 44 bed total: 3 Trauma Bays, 9 in a Pediatric zone just outside the ED proper, and 2 Rapid Evaluation Rooms; 42 of the 44 beds have monitors. The Emergency Department has a team nursing concept and works with many different service lines in the health care system. Geisinger Medical Center has a fast paced, high acuity Emergency Department that is constantly changing to improve the care that we provide to our patients. We are looking for applicants that work well in a team environment, have a positive attitude, and can adjust quickly to changes in plan.

Geisinger Medical Center 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.

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

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

Experience

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

Skills

Clinical Skills, Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Organizing, Preceptor Skills, 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 positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds make our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diversity 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.

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

* Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an affirmative action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.