Job Information
Geisinger Registered Nurse Convenient Care Plus in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Job Summary
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.
Job Duties
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 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
Education
Graduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required)
Experience
Minimum of 2 years-Nursing (Required)
Certification(s) and License(s)
Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, 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.
We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.