Job Summary

Are you an experienced RN looking to join our team of Healthcare Heroes? Through professional growth, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we've built an innovative culture that allows nurses to grow their skillsets, develop their practice, and leverage their years of experience to build a rewarding, lasting career with impact. Our Geisinger nurses make a difference in the lives of the people they see every day- our friends, neighbors, and family members.

Job Duties

Serves in an expanded nursing role to develop, coordinate and provide oversight for the training program. Collaborates with the management team to design the staff orientation and ongoing staff development and training program. Develops orientation, and educational materials and process improvements to promote high quality orientation and ongoing professional development. Works with the leadership team to design, build and maintain documentation tools to support high quality and efficient processes.

• Designs, implements and evaluates education programs that enhance the patient experience and drive quality outcomes.
• Provides oversight to new employees, assisting with orientation scheduling, training, integration among all teams, and information systems training.
• Develops training materials for onboarding and ongoing staff development programs.
• Directs individual professional development through mentoring, coaching and education.
• Identifies staff with opportunities and designs staff-specific development plans to address gaps in performance and improve efficiency.
• Develops ongoing development programs that promote staff development as well as target opportunities for staff optimization.
• Provides training programs utilizing community based clinical experts.
• Leverages technology to support onboarding and staff development.
• Develops documentation tools to promote reliable and accurate documentation, assuring delivery of data elements.
• Evaluates and identifies problems, and proposes process improvement strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness that drives quality outcomes.
• Designs training programs to optimize outcomes across the health continuum with a focus on effective and safe transitions, quality care, utilization management and reducing avoidable readmissions back to acute care.

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

Preferred Experience:

• Case Management
• Behavioral Health
• Managed Medicaid
• Education and Training
• Technology and Computer Proficient

Work Schedule/Details:

• Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 4:30PM
• This position is primarily work from home
• Travel (up to 25%) will be required for in person meetings throughout the state
• No weekends, holidays, or on-call

We're proud to offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, prescription drug, vision and dental coverage
• Family Support (Fertility and Adoption Support)
• Employer contribution to your retirement plan
• Tuition assistance (part time and full time roles only)
• Generous paid time off packages that allows you to take the time you need to travel, rest, and care for and reconnect with friends and family.
• Professional opportunities for growth and advancement 
• Support and mentorship from a full range of dedicated and experienced nursing leaders
• Paid Military Leave
• Community Involvement through our Employee Resources Groups 

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Nursing (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania

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 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.

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.