Inpatient Licensed Practical Nurse - Psychiatric Unit at Geisinger

Job Summary

Geisinger is proud to offer a full time Inpatient Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) a $10,000 sign on bonus for eligible candidates as well as up to $40,000 in financial support to become a RN! Marketing leading hiring rates and up to $5 shift differentials for evening, nights, and weekend shifts! Join the Geisinger Family! Apply now! To learn more about Geisinger opportunities, please contact Katy Baralt, Nurse Recruiter, at ksbaralt@

Job Duties

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 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

+ The ability to work under a Temporary Practice Permit until you take NCLEX

+ Shared governance structure that empowers our nurses

+ Professional opportunities for growth and advancement

+ Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated nursing leaders

+ Community involvement through our Employee Resource Groups

+ Employee referral incentive program

+ Geisinger values and prioritizes the safety and security of our staff by investing in a Strongline Alert Notification system worn by our staff, robust camera surveillance system, metal detectors at certain locations and security guards/K9 program on campus.

Job Description

Contributes data to the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Promotes adaptive responses of patient/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 unit.

+ Contributes data to assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards.

+ Addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family throughout the continuum of care.

+ Reinforces patient and family education, family needs and discharge planning throughout hospitalization.

+ Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.

+ Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and plan of care based upon patient response to interventions.

+ Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and takes action to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.

+ Participates in unit-based decision-making regarding the utilization of evidence based practice.

+ Provides input to the manager for performance appraisals of care delivery team members.

+ Precepts and mentors new staff and students in a professional, positive manner as assigned.

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 Details

Schedule Details: Self-scheduling completed in 4-week intervals; every other weekend, every other holiday. Night shift, 12 hour shifts.

Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital's Psychiatric Unit (4N) is a 20 semi-private bed unit. Collaborative care and a multidisciplinary approach to caring for the psychiatric population. Group-centered routines for patients to learn effective coping skills and work towards wellness. Comprehensive training between two shared units. The 4N team is the recipient of the 2019 Team Award and this team showcases their diverse abilities and skill level with each patient. This team/unit has historically had excellent satisfaction survey responses from patients.

Ideal Candidate for this area: Experience in caring for behavioral health patients is preferred but not necessary. There are vast opportunities for professional growth in and amongst the unit. Seeking candidates who are internally motivated, have a willingness to learn, detail-oriented, have the ability to stay calm in stressful situations, and a sense of integrity.

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Licensed Practical Nurse - Default Issuing Body

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, 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 heal