Registered Nurse (Rn) - Wound Care

Location:
Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV)
Shift:
Rotation (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
Worker Type:
Regular
Exemption Status:
No
Job Summary:
Assesses plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates nursing interventions to meet the needs of the patient with disorders of the integumentary system including wounds, pressure ulcers, ostomies, and continence disorders. Promotes adaptive responses of patient and family to achieve the highest level of patient care, promote safety, and maximize patient satisfaction. Provides leadership and guidance in coordinating patient care with staff and involves the multidisciplinary team in the patient's plan of care. Prepares the patient and family for home care following discharge. Consults with patient's physician in planning and with Care Management regarding support at home as indicated. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient and family experience by optimizing all interactions.
Job Duties:

• Completes assessments as established by scope of practice.
• Addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family throughout the continuum of care.
• Functions as the expert clinician in assessing, planning, intervening and evaluating the care of the patient wound, ostomy, continence disorders as well as pressure ulcer treatment and prevention.
• Plans patient care to reflect realistic, measurable, and obtainable goals, adapting the approach as required.
• Provides direct patient care to patients with disorders of the integumentary system including wounds, ostomies, and continence disorders.
• Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and acts to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.
• Demonstrates leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of processes that result in optimum care and clinical outcomes for patients with altered skin integrity.
• Participates in committees and projects as assigned.
• Serves as a resource in the development of patient education material.
• Assists in evaluating the suitability of the home environment for return of the patient through discussion with patient, family, and members of the care team.
• Serves in advisory capacity to hospital committees and workgroups regarding best practice standards on wound, ostomy, and continence care.
• Collaborates with leadership and staff to determine wound and ostomy needs for patients and provides consultation and care as assigned.
• Demonstrates skill in the use of equipment relevant to the position.

Position Details:

• Hours: Rotation of start times between 6:30am and 8:30am. Shifts will be either 8 hours or 10 hours in length.
• FTE: .9 or 36 hours per week
• Potential for weekend and holiday coverage in the future
• Travel: Limited travel to Geisinger South Wilkes Barre
• Required experience: BSN plus 2 years of RN work experience
• Unionized: yes

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members, but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: https://jobs.geisinger.org/diversity

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Robust PTO plan in addition to six paid holidays and 32 hours of personal time per year
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance

Education:
Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (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
Skills:
Clinical Skills, Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Organizing, Preceptor Skills, Teamwork
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, 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.