RN - Registered Nurse - Advanced Acute Care Cardiovascular

Job Summary

Geisinger is offering a full-time Inpatient RN position up to $24,000 hiring incentive for eligible candidates. The position offers a minimum hiring rate of $41.50 with potential increases for experience and up to $7 shift differentials for night, weekend, and holiday shifts. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates. Apply now!

Job Duties

• Affords assessments, organizes, performs, and evaluates nursing activities to meet patient needs.
• Promotes adaptive responses of patient and family to achieve optimal patient care, safety, and satisfaction.
• Exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions.
• Collaborates with staff to coordinate patient care.
• Maintains qualifications to provide care for assigned nursing unit.
• Ensures the best patient and family experience by optimizing interactions.
• Completes assessments as per scope of practice and unit standards.
• Addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family.
• Formulates, coordinates, and provides a plan of care as per unit standards, including patient and family education, discharge planning, and interdisciplinary team collaboration.
• Provides direct patient care, including treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies.
• Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based on patient response.
• Collaborates with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members to address patient needs.
• Participates in problem-solving and troubleshooting related to equipment.
• Participates in unit-based decision-making regarding evidence-based practice.
• Participates in patient quality and safety education programs and other initiatives.
• Works collaboratively as a team member and functions independently as needed.
• Educates patients on chronic conditions to ensure they have the necessary resources for continued health after discharge.

Work Environment

The work environment is typically clinical. The position requires meeting all job-specific obligations and adhering to all organization policies and procedures.

Schedule Details

Full-time, night shift (36 hours weekly), every other weekend, every other holiday. Self-scheduling is offered for flexibility.

Unit Details

The Advanced Acute Care Cardiovascular (HFAM8) unit is a 30-bed, private room facility specializing in Cardiology, Vascular, Thoracic, and Med-Surgical care. It handles patients requiring conscious sedation for bedside cardioversions, chest tube insertion, Bi-PAP, high-flow, and ultrafiltration for heart failure. The unit also cares for patients post-cardiac catheterization and those with heart failure requiring inpatient interventions. A multidisciplinary approach is taken, involving nursing, physicians, respiratory, physical/occupational therapy, and care management teams.

Benefits

• 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 with automatic Geisinger contributions.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows quick accrual.
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year.
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program with financial incentives.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for childcare, eldercare, and pet care; access to 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 passing NCLEX.
• Shared governance structure for professional growth and advancement.
• Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders.
• Community involvement through Employee Resource Groups.
• Employee referral incentive program.
• Strongline Alert Notification system, robust camera surveillance, metal detectors, and security guards/K9 program on campus.

Education & Experience

• Graduate from a Specialty Training Program-Nursing.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body.
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) - RN_State of Pennsylvania.