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Inpatient RN - Clinical Team Coordinator Medical Care Unit
Geisinger
Job SummaryAre you a RN looking to join our team of Healthcare Heroes? Through professional growth, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we've built an innovative culture that allows nurses to grow their skillsets, develop their practice, and leverage their years of experience to build a rewarding, lasting career with impact. Our Geisinger nurses make a difference in the lives of the people they see every day- our friends, neighbors, and family members. To join Geisinger and start leading healthcare change, please apply now! Coordinates and supervises the delivery of nursing care and activities on assigned unit. Assists in developing, initiating, and supporting improvements, on the unit level, that facilitate the delivery of high quality, safe and cost-effective patient care. Responsible for ensuring that the highest level of care is provided, optimizing all customer interactions, to maximize patient satisfaction.Job DutiesProvides direct patient care along with providing direct supervision to assigned personnel, assists with orientation and integration of new employees. Conducts performance appraisals, monitors absenteeism, orders supplies, scheduling 24 hour staffing, patient and bed triage where appropriate. Assists with addressing performance problems initiating the disciplinary process as appropriate. Communicates pertinent information regarding patient care activities and operations to appropriate personnel. Participates in the formulation of nursing policies and goals as well as policies affecting other departments. Communicates and interprets policies, procedures and regulations to patients, visitors and staff members, as required. Communicates significant issues on units to Operations Manager in a timely manner. Assists Actively support Magnet philosophies such as a healthy work environment, professional growth and patient and family involvement in care decisions. Provides feedback to staff or managers for professional practice issues, facilitates and promotes evidence-based practices and research activities. Serves as a resource for unit issues, mentors staff, delegates actions as appropriate and creates an environment of participation. Ensures that staff meets regulatory requirements. Assures effective, efficient and cost-effective use of physical, financial and human resources. Assists with the prevention and resolution of patient and family concerns. Assists the operations manager in making patient focused service round on assigned unit. Follows up on incidents occurring on assigned unit. Assures proper documentation and follow-through. 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 DetailsBush Pavilion 7 is a 26-bed Medical/Surgical Remote Telemetry and organ transplant unit that offers a challenging and professionally rewarding work environment. We cover a diverse adult patient population on a variety of different services such as Transplant, General Surgery, ENT, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Gynecology and a host of different diagnoses on our Hospitalist Medicine services. BP7 nurses also provide peritoneal dialysis (PD) exchanges and support PD patients throughout the hospital. Our current patient care delivery model is a modified primary nursing model delivered by a dedicated nursing staff consisting of Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Nursing Assistants. The BP7 nursing team is also supported by an experienced staff of Unit Desk Clerks, Care Manager, Social Worker and a Pharmacist located on the unit. The nurse: patient ratio is 1:4 on day and evening shift and 1:5/6 on night shift. Staffing and patient assignments are reevaluated every 4 hours dependent on patient census and patient acuity. BP7's leadership team is comprised of an Operations Manager, two Team Coordinators, Three Career Enhancement Program RNs, and a Clinical Nurse Educator. The members of BP7 nursing leadership team are dedicated to providing an environment of mutual respect and staff cohesiveness in providing quality and safe patient care. We're proud to offer: This position is eligible for a joining incentive. Apply now and learn more! For more information, please contact Katy Root at ksroot@geisinger.edu. SJJL EducationBachelor's Degree-Nursing (Required)ExperienceMinimum of 2 years-Nursing (Required)Certification(s) and License(s)Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing BodyOUR 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 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.
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| 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. |
