About this role
Location:
Geisinger CenterPoint Office BuildingShift:
Rotation (United States of America)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Worker Type:
RegularExemption Status:
NoJob Summary:
This is an in-person position to support care for patients in their homes. You'll be based out of Geisinger Healthplex Center Point in Pittston, PA.At Geisinger, you’ll find a supportive work culture, a comprehensive benefits package and now a newly enhanced pay structure – making it the perfect time to advance your careers with us.
Job Duties:
In this innovative nursing position you'll work directly with the local physicians, nurses, and clinical team members to reduce hospital admissions by transitioning the patient's care to a home-based model of treatment. The patient will receive care in their home.
This role is full-time, days; flexibility in scheduling based on patient needs. Some weekends and holiday rotation.
At least two (2) years of RN work experience is required. Acute care or inpatient nursing experience is preferred. Emergency medicine experience is helpful but not required.
The successful candidate will be able to travel to provide direct care to patients in their home.
Benefits of working at Geisinger:
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
Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
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
Position Details:
This innovative nursing position will work directly with the local physicians, Nurses, and clinical team members to reduce hospital admissions by transitioning the patient's care to a home-based model of treatment. The patient will receive care in their home.
- Collaborates with staff providers and brick-and-mortar hospital providers to identify patients and coordinate a seamless transition to the Acute Hospital Care at Home unit.
- Communicates daily potential capacity and operations with staff via team huddles.
- Coordinates patient care schedules, diagnostics, and delivery of durable medical equipment.
- Triages and manages acute patient needs and barriers by coordinating efforts of the care team.
- Provides direct care to patients in their home.
- Collaborates with doctors, paramedics, diagnostic services, ancillary services, and remote patient monitoring technologies to provide in-home care for patients with acute medical conditions.
- Provides patient-centered care to identify barriers and ensure that patient and family needs are met through coordinating efforts of the care team.
- Provides medical-surgical level of care to patients in their homes.
- Works with other team members to respond to acute needs and prevent escalation to higher level of care.
- Ensures adherence to quality standards and participation in quality monitoring and improvement.
- Participates in on-going case review for delays or variances in care; raises issues with appropriate department, attending physician, and physician designee.
- Uses approved medical necessity criteria as a tool to ensure that patients meet appropriateness of the setting.
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.
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 PennsylvaniaSkills:
Clinical Skills, Critical Thinking, Interpersonal Communication, Preceptor Skills, Working IndependentlyOUR 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.
Other facts
About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies.
With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country.
For more information, visit geisinger.org/careers or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
What you'll do
- The role involves working directly with local physicians and clinical team members to transition patient care to a home-based model. Responsibilities include coordinating patient care schedules and providing direct care to patients in their homes.
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