RN- Registered Nurse- Advanced Acute Care Teaching Telemetry Unit
Geisinger · Wilkes-Barre, PA · 3 mo ago
On-siteHealthcare$26k/yrFull-time
Job Duties
- Completes assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards.
- Adds 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.
Qualifications
- Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing
- Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Preferred)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania
- Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body
Skills
- Preceptor Skills
- Communication
- Organizing
- Clinical Skills
- Interpersonal Communication
- Teamwork
Success Profile
- Collaborative
- Communicator
- Compassionate
- Problem-solver
- Team Player
- Trustworthy
About Geisinger
- Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
- With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.
- We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.