RN Travel Nurse

Job DescriptionJob Summary\nJoin Geisinger as an In-House Travel RN! 12-week assignments are offered in Adult Med Surg, Adult ICU, ED, OR, & OB. $75/hr plus travel allowances for eligible candidates. Full-time hours while on assignment. Nine campus locations. One campus per assignment. Flexibility for time off between assignments. Per Diem, non-benefited position; does offer 401k with employer contributions. Support & mentorship from a full range of dedicated, experienced nursing leaders. Assesses plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates nursing activities to meet the needs of the patient. Promotes adaptive responses of patient and family to achieve the highest level of patient care, promote safety, and maximize patient satisfaction. Exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions. Coordinates patient care and interaction of staff. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in their assigned nursing unit. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient and family experience by optimizing all interactions.\nJob Duties\n\n\n Completes assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards.\n Addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family throughout the continuum of care.\n 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.\n Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.\n Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions.\n Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and acts to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.\n Problem solves, troubleshoots and takes corrective measures in the care and handling of equipment.\n Participates in unit-based decision-making regarding the utilization of evidence- based practice.\n Actively participates as a team member working toward team goals of the unit and organization and is accountable for unit and system specific metrics.\n Actively participates in patient quality and safety education programs and other activities designed to improve departmental and organizational quality and safety.\n\n\n​Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. Position requires employee work agreement for minimum of 12 weeks in length. Will be required to work at different hospitals throughout the Health System. Subject to be moved without advance notice. Position requires employee work agreement for minimum of 12 weeks in length. Will be required to work at different hospitals throughout the Health System. 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.\n\nPosition Details\n\nValid PA or multistate license required to start.\nCertifications required to start by specialty include:\nMed Surg: BLS\nICU: BLS, ACLS, & NIHSS\nED: BLS, ACLS, PALS, & NIHSS\nOR: BLS\nOB: BLS, ACLS, & NRP\n\nEducation\nGraduate from Specialty Training Program- (Required), Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Preferred)\nAbout Geisinger\nOUR 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. Geisinger