RN - Registered Nurse Convenient Care Plus

Location:

Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital Professional Building

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Join a dynamic, fast paced nursing environment at Geisinger’s Convenient Care+. If you are an experienced RN who is looking for an appealing environment and a great place to practice patient care with a welcoming team - apply to learn more.

Live your most balanced life while helping our patients achieve their healthiest life.

Job Duties:

A typical schedule is an average of 40 hours weekly, 7:30 am to 8 pm and every other weekend 7:30 am to 6 pm.

At least (2) years of RN work experience is required.

Benefits of working at Geisinger: 

• 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  

• 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  

Position Details:

Provides care in a fast-paced, high acuity environment that acts similarly to an advanced urgent care with Physician oversight.  Patient population will include ages >1 year of age to geriatrics. Care will include a large variety of chief complaints. Serves in an expanded role and prioritizes tasks and uses critical thinking and clinical judgment to provide urgent care.

• Work collaboratively with provider to triage patient care needs, assess patient needs, plan, and provide nursing care and coordinate follow-up care.
• Exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions.
• Coordinates patient care and interaction of staff.
• Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.
• Performs initial and ongoing patient assessment.
• Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions.
• Observes, reports, interprets, and records manifestations of the patient’s condition.
• Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.
• Assists provider in performance of procedures as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
• Inserts, monitors, regulates, and discontinues IVs as required by provider.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
• Communicates with lab, radiology, and other testing results to patients and via telephone and electronic medical record letter notification.
• Formulates, coordinates, and provides plan of care as established in department standards including, patient and family education, family needs and discharge planning throughout office visit
• Actively participates as a team member working toward team goals of the department and organization and is accountable for unit and system specific metrics.
• Provides instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions.

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 co