JOB TITLE:  Registered Nurse Clinical Coordinator Trauma Medical Surgical 5E

LOCATION: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

DEPARTMENT:  Trauma Medical Surgical 5E

WORK SCHEDULE: Evenings/Nights - 3pm-11:30pm & 7pm-7:30am; Every 3rd weekend rotation

WORK TYPE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) - 80 Hours Bi-Weekly; 40W Overtime

JOB SUMMARY:

Coordinates and supervises the delivery of nursing care and activities on assigned unit. Assists in developing, initiating, and supporting improvements, on the unit level, that facilitate the delivery of high quality, safe and cost effective patient care. Responsible for ensuring that the highest level of care is provided, optimizing all customer interactions, to maximize patient satisfaction. Fosters a positive work environment through mutual support and cooperation, and adheres to Geisinger Health System and unit specific service standards. Directly accountable to the Operations Manager of assigned unit.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Demonstrates basic knowledge of budget concepts.

Demonstrates good organizational skills.

Demonstrates good human relation skills, active listening, and conflict resolution skills.

Demonstrates excellent oral and written interpersonal communication skills.

Demonstrates leadership, facilitation, coaching, and collaboration skills.

Demonstrates the ability to guide a team to successful outcomes.

Demonstrates effective decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Demonstrates the technological skills/abilities to perform the functions of the position as it relates to chart auditing, employee documentation accountability and other performance improvement functions and unit based needs.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Requires a Registered Nurse currently licensed (or eligible) in the State of Pennsylvania.

Bachelors of Science in Nursing preferred or must be completed within 3-5 years of being hired into position.

Three years of acute care RN experience required or at least one year of RN acute care experience with a minimum of 2 years of progressive management experience in a health care setting required.

Professional certification in a specialty area required within two years of hire.

Professional membership in specialty of practice preferred.

BLS, ACLS, and PALS Certification required depending on unit.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

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.

GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER: (GWV), located in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is an acute care hospital that is licensed for 274 beds, and houses the only Level II Trauma center in Luzerne County. The campus includes the Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center, The Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital, the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Pediatric Unit, a transplant program and the Brain & Spine Tumor Institute. Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre is GWV’s ambulatory campus.

ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of 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. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.  We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

*Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit.