RN-Clinical Team Coordinator Registered Nurse-Advanced Acute Care Medical

Job Summary

Geisinger is proud to offer a full‑time Clinical Team Coordinator with up to $24,000 hiring incentive for eligible candidates! Unit

Location:

GP2

Coordinates and supervises the delivery of nursing care and activities on the assigned unit. Assists in developing, initiating, and supporting improvements that facilitate high‑quality, safe, and cost‑effective patient care. Ensures the highest level of care, optimizes all customer interactions, and maximizes patient satisfaction.

• Provides direct patient care and direct supervision of assigned personnel; assists with orientation and integration of new employees.
• Conducts performance appraisals, monitors absenteeism, orders supplies, schedules 24‑hour staffing, and manages patient and bed triage where appropriate.
• Assists with addressing performance problems and initiates disciplinary processes 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 the Operations Manager in a timely manner.
• Assists actively in supporting 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 staff meets regulatory requirements.
• Ensures 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 rounds on the assigned unit.
• Follows up on incidents occurring on the assigned unit.
• Ensures 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.

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

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job‑specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.

• Full benefits (medical, dental and vision) starting on day one.
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for…