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RN- Experienced Registered Nurse- Critical Response- Pediatrics

Job Summary

Geisinger is proud to offer a full-time Experienced Pediatric Critical Response RN a $21,500 hiring incentive for eligible candidates! $41.00 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!

Job Duties

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

• 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

• 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.

Job Description:

• Completes assessments as established by unit standards and addresses physical, social, cultural, spiritual and psychological needs of patient and family.
• Formulates and documents plan of care as established in unit standards.
• Includes health teaching, family needs and discharge planning.
• Administers medications and treatments according to procedure.
• Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions or lack of progress.
• Coordinates and provides patient care, discharge planning and patient and family education.
• Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to assure assessment, treatment, and care is appropriate to the age of patients served.
• Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and acts to proactively resolve and facilitate action to meet patient needs.
• Delegates on the basis of skill, expertise and time availability of the team member, acuity and needs of the patient.
• Problem solves, troubleshoots, and takes corrective measures in care and handling of equipment.
• Actively participates as a team member working toward team goals of the organization.
• Actively participates in education and professional development activities.
• Assumes responsibility for identifying processes or systems that could potentially lead to errors and adverse events.
• Participates in problem solving when appropriate.
• Actively participates in patient safety improvement and management program.
• Responds to all Pediatric Rapid Responses and Adult Codes throughout Geisinger Medical Center.
• This includes but not limited to Sepsis Alerts, Pulmonary Embolism Response Team calls, and Stroke Alerts.
• Assists in initial resuscitation and implementation of bundle guidelines in accordance with best practice.
• Assists in the determination and transportation of the patient to the appropriate level of care.
• Completes documentation of events during Rapid Response calls in the medical record.
• Maintains and updates Rapid Response Database.
• Performs proactive rounding in patient care areas other than intensive care in order to identify changes in patients ’conditions and effect early intervention in collaboration with outreach team or nocturnist.

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

Position Qualifications/Schedule Details:

-Full-time position, (.9) FTE days, 36 hours/weekly (7a-7p)

-Must have minimum year of experience in pediatric critical care

-Must have minimum year of experience in float assignments

Geisinger Medical Center is proud to receive ANCC Magnet Recognition®, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can receive for nursing practice and quality patient care.

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