Registered Nurse, Endoscopy, 20-Hour, Days , (2) 10-hour shifts, On call on weekends, weeknights, and holidays per rotation

Overview

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Hours: 20-Hour, Days , (2) 10-hour shifts, On call on weekends, weeknights, and holidays per rotation

Job Summary:

Endoscopy RN is a valuable member of the Perioperative, Endoscopy, and Surgical team. Responsibilities of an Endoscopy RN include, but are not limited t,o checking patients in upon their arrival to Perioperative Services, initiating peripheral IV, completing medication reconciliation, providing teaching, assisting with positioning for procedure, administering and monitoring moderate sedation as needed per policy, assisting with endoscopic procedures, and specimen collection.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

• Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Maintains a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury.
• Responds appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Ensures compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure.
• Complies with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policy.
• Completed all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year.
• Reports Incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene.
• Assesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
• Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
• Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
• Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
• Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).
• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician’s orders, protocols, policies and procedures.
• Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
• Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients’ response to medication.
• Initiates and administers IV's in accordance with physician orders and nursing policy and procedure to support required treatment.
• Observes and documents patients' response to intravenous therapy.
• Safely administers and monitors patients receiving blood and blood products according to policy and procedure and observes and documents patients response to blood transfusions
• Assesses and reassesses patients undergoing endoscopy procedures and documents patient care in the Meditech NUR Module.
• Monitors and observes patients continuously during endoscopy procedures giving special attention to oxygenation, ventilation and heart rate and rhythm.
• Administers IV conscious sedation safely and in accordance with physician orders and nursing policy and procedure.
• Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
• All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene.
• Float within perioperative services as needed. 

  Statement of Other DutiesThis document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.  FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS Physical Requirements:Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands), and feels (perceiving attributes of items such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist), and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees). ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS Behavioral Attributes:The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, flexibility, concern for order, initiative, self-confidence, self control, customer service orientation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork and information seeking.

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS Minimum Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Proficiency in peripheral IV insertion required.

 Minimum Licenses and Certifications

• Current RN license in MA.
• Current AHA ACLS Certification 

 Minimum Work Experience

• Prior endoscopy experience strongly preferred. In the absence of endoscopy experience minimum other experience, such as 1 year of recent Med/Surg, ED, ICU, OR, peri-operative or OB will be considered.

 Required Skills

• Excellent communication, critical care and critical thinking skills are must.Willingness to cross train within peri-operative services preferred.
• Must be able to take call per departmental needs