Experienced Clinical Nurse, GI Endoscopy Interventional Procedures, Full-Time, Days
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse – GI Endoscopy Interventional Procedures is responsible for patient care in the pre-operative area and during endoscopy procedures. The nurse works collaboratively with GI physicians, anesthesiologists, and GI procedure technicians to provide optimal patient care, supporting advanced procedures such as ERCP, EUS, and POEM, and caring for a broad patient population served by Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Digestive Health Center. The GI Endoscopy Labs are high-volume, fast-paced procedural areas caring for inpatients and outpatients. The nurse develops knowledge and skills related to GI procedures and clinical conditions, devices, supplies, and research. Professional growth opportunities include charge nurse and coordinator positions. Based on the NMH framework for practice, the registered professional clinical nurse is accountable for providing and coordinating clinically competent, evidence-based care for an assigned group of patients. This includes diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse participates in clinical decision-making, teaching, mentoring, and multidisciplinary collaboration to advance care plans, achieve outcomes, and support unit operations, while adhering to professional nursing standards, organizational policies, and applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Requirements
- Graduate of an NLN-accredited school or college of nursing.
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or higher.
- Current Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR through the American Heart Association.
- Analytic ability, including conceptual and quantitative skills.
- Oral, listening, and written communication skills.
- Strong human relations skills to interact and collaborate effectively with others in difficult situations.
- Ability to use a keyboard to enter or retrieve data.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of GI experience.
- Nursing specialty certification, if eligible.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate clinically competent, evidence-based care for an assigned group of patients, including diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Develop individualized, age-specific, culturally sensitive nursing plans of care and incorporate patient advocacy and patient-centered goals.
- Collaborate with patients, significant others, physicians, anesthesiologists, procedure technicians, and the multidisciplinary team.
- Promote patient health, safety, and rights, maintain a safe environment, and help resolve potential conflicts through established communication channels.
- Set priorities and measurable goals; implement nursing interventions safely and promptly, and evaluate and document patient responses.
- Educate patients, families, students, and team members, including developing individualized patient and family education plans.
- Recognize when further intervention is required, escalate appropriately, and consult relevant experts and resources.
- Delegate and supervise interventions appropriately and provide complete, timely, and accurate handoffs.
- Pursue continuing education, maintain and advance clinical expertise, and obtain specialty certification when eligible.
- Participate in team goal-setting, decision-making, and quality improvement and innovation initiatives.
- Participate in volunteer initiatives annually.
- Demonstrate compassionate, respectful care and proactively respond to patient concerns.
- Contribute to professional engagement through activities such as professional organizations, committees, mentoring, precepting, peer feedback, and shared leadership.
- Collaborate across hospital services and contribute to policies, procedures, and systems that support safe, effective care.
- Maintain required internal and external regulatory and accreditation requirements and support organizational strategic, operational, and fiscal goals.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- A wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection against unexpected life events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
