Endoscopy Procedure Nurse

University of Missouri Health Care • Columbia, MO

2d • $33 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

MU Healthcare seeks a compassionate nursing professional to provide care for GI/endoscopy patients in a fast-paced, specialized environment. The role includes preparing sophisticated equipment, managing critical patient data, and delivering therapies to support optimal patient outcomes. The position is based on-site at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, and requires floating among three staffed locations. The schedule is Monday through Friday in 10-hour shifts beginning at 6:30, 7:00, or 7:30. Call is required to cover nights, weekends, and holidays, and occasional Saturday shifts may be scheduled.

Requirements

• Missouri Board of Nursing RN license or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN license.
• If a compact-state RN changes their primary state of residency, they 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 patient vital signs; administer ordered oxygen therapy; conduct hemodynamic monitoring as indicated; assist with collection of arterial and venous blood samples and respiratory gases; and 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 care plan for the patient.
• 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.
• Float among the three locations staffed by the department.
• Provide call coverage for nights, weekends, and holidays; work occasional Saturday shifts.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting day one.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed