RN Registered Nurse Advanced Acute Care Cardiovascular Unit

Location :

Geisinger Medical Center (GMC)

Shift :

Rotation (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 $24000 hiring incentive for eligible candidates! $41 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! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities please contact Katy Baralt Nurse Recruiter at

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.

Position Details :

Schedule Details : Full time rotation ( D / N) .9 FTE (36 hours 12 hour shifts) every other weekend every other holiday.

Offer self-scheduling to allow for flexible schedule.

Unit Details :

Advanced Acute Care Cardiovascular (HFAM8) is a 30 bed private room Cardiology Vascular Thoracic and Med-Surgical with a cardiac diagnosis unit. We take patients needing conscious sedation for bedside cardioversions / Chest Tube insertion Bi-pap Hi-flow and Ultra-filtration for Heart Failure patients. Some of the cardiac drips we take are Milrinone Amiodarone Dopamine Cardizem and Dobutamine. Currently we do not take titratable drips. Also caring for patients post cardiac catheterization / cardiac procedure and patients with heart failure requiring inpatient interventions. Multidisciplinary approach to patient care. This includes but not limited to nursing physicians respiratory physical / occupational therapy and care management all working as a team to provide the best patient care.

Looking for candidates who are critical thinkers who work well in a fast paced environment. Someone who would be able to make quick decisions identify patient needs and remain calm during stressful or emergent situations. Someone who would work well as a team member but also be able to function independently. Committed to educating patients on chronic conditions to ensure they have what they need to be successful in their own health once discharged.

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 :

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) - RNState 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.

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 makes our team stronger. Our patients members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds and it takes a diverse 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.

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Hospital Experience,Acute Care,ICU Experience,Hospice Care,Workers' Compensation Law,Home Care,Nursing,Catheterization,Critical Care Experience,Medication Administration,Tube Feeding

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1