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Job Title: RN - Graduate Registered Nurse (Geisinger Medical Center, Danville)
Inpatient RN - Registered Nurse, Nursing and Nursing Support
Rotation
Work Type: Full time
Department: Talent Management Nursing & Nursing Support Team
Geisinger is proud to offer a Graduate Inpatient RN with competitive rates and shift differentials for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Relocation assistance for eligible candidates.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Completes assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards.
Clinical Practice:
- 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.
Education and Training:
- Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)
- Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania
Benefits:
- Full benefits (health, 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
- 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
- Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders
- Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups
- 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.
Nurse Residency Program:
- 12-month program automatically offered to RNs with less than one year of acute care experience
- Focuses on developing critical thinking skills, leadership, quality outcomes, and professional role
- To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact Amanda Carl
