RN- Experienced Registered Nurse- PICU- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Overview

RN- Experienced Registered Nurse- PICU- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Geisinger is proud to offer a full-time RN with the PICU 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

• Completes assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards.
• Addresses 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.

Position Details

Located within the Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, PA, the Geisinger Pediatric ICU is a 14-bed (12 private/2 semi-private) unit. Nurse-to-patient ratio is acuity-dependent and ranges from 1:1 to 1:3 at times.

Schedule/Shift Requirements

(.9) FTE
Day/Night Rotation
Shared Scheduling Process
Every Other Weekend + Holiday

Education, Experience & Licenses

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)
• Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania
• Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification - American Heart Association (AHA)

Our Purpose & Values

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.

Equal Opportunity

Geisinger is 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.