Staff Registered Nurse - Pain Management

JOB TITLE:Staff Registered Nurse

LOCATION: Geisinger South Wilkes Barre

DEPARTMENT:Pain Management

WORK SCHEDULE: Days

WORK TYPE: Part time .5 FTE 40 hours biweekly payperiod

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides nursing care to patients in the GSWB Interventional Pain Center. Performs patient assessment, provides patient care in procedure room including patients with IV conscious sedation. Provides direct patient care in the recovery area including patient/family teaching. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range in their assigned clinical area.

Performs duties to provide the highest level of patient care and maximize patient satisfaction in accordance with the goals and objectives of the Geisinger Health System.

Directly accountable to the Clinic Nurse Supervisor.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Demonstrates good organizational skills and effective communication skills.

Demonstrates a high regard for confidentiality.

Demonstrates basic computer skills.

Demonstrates flexibility, tact and ability to perform both independently as well as a team member in a busy and sometimes stressful environment.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Graduate from an approved School of Nursing required. Registered nurse currently licensed in Pennsylvania, or eligible to be licensed, required.

ACLS Certification required.

Minimum six months on-the-job training required.

Previous O.R. or procedure room experience with sterile fields preferred.

Experience administering and caring for patients given conscious sedation preferred.

Experience with radiofrequency machine or assisting with stimulator implants preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Involves standing for long periods of time, sitting, assisting and sometimes lifting (or assisting co-workers to lift) patients, bending, squatting, lifting and carrying of supplies and small equipment items.

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

One of the nation’s most innovative health services organizations, Geisinger serves more than 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The system includes 13 hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. A physician-led organization, with approximately 32,000 employees and more than 1,800 employed physicians, Geisinger leverages an estimated $12.7 billion positive annual impact on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey economies. Repeatedly recognized nationally for integration, quality and service, Geisinger has a long-standing commitment to patient care, medical education, research and community service. For more information, visit 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.