Endoscopy Nurse Capital Region Medical Center
About The Position
MU Healthcare is seeking a dynamic, compassionate nursing professional to provide care to GI/Endoscopy patients. The role involves working in a fast-paced, specialized clinical environment and using a proactive, patient-centered approach to deliver attentive, high-quality care. The nurse sets up specialized equipment, manages critical data, and provides therapies intended to support optimal patient outcomes. This position is based on-site in the Endoscopy GSC department at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a rotating day off and call requirements. The base pay range is $31.26–$46.10 per hour, based on experience.
Requirements
- Missouri Board of Nursing RN license or Nurse Licensure Compact multistate RN license.
- If a compact-state RN’s primary state of residency changes, the RN must apply under the new state of residency within 30 days.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of cardiovascular inpatient, acute-care, or invasive procedure RN experience.
- Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Responsibilities
- Administer medications through intravenous/analgesia, intracardiac, intramuscular, subcutaneous, topical, and oral routes during special procedures as ordered by a physician, and monitor their effects.
- Monitor patients’ vital signs and administer oxygen therapy as ordered by a physician.
- Conduct hemodynamic monitoring as indicated by the procedure and policy.
- Assist in collecting arterial and venous blood samples and respiratory gases.
- Attend to patient needs during cardiac studies.
- Defibrillate life-threatening arrhythmias without direct medical supervision and implement emergency procedures, including CPR and defibrillation.
- Obtain and record hemodynamic, electrical, and angiographic data using hemodynamic and electrical amplifiers and digital and line fluoroscopic equipment.
- Develop and contribute to a nursing plan for patient care.
- Monitor patients’ physiological conditions and promptly notify the physician of changes in patient status.
- Prepare patients and equipment for catheterization procedures, including preparing the entry site, draping the patient, arranging sterilized instruments and catheters, and calibrating and setting up pressure transducers and tubing.
- Assist with general endoscopy and fluoroscopy procedures.
- Transport patients and assist with patient transfers.
- Complete unit- or department-specific duties as outlined in department documents, as applicable.
Benefits
- Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting on the first day.
- Generous paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays.
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years.
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%).
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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