Registered Nurse (Endoscopy) Part Time, Day Shift

Holland Hospital•Holland, MI

8d•$34 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

Holland Hospital is seeking a Part-Time Registered Nurse for their Endoscopy department. This role involves working pre, intra, and post-operatively with patients undergoing endoscopy procedures. Responsibilities include preparing patients, inserting IVs, administering occasional medications, assisting providers during procedures, processing pathology specimens, managing post-operative care and discharge, and providing patient education. The RN will coordinate care, participate in patient and family teaching, and collaborate with healthcare team members to maintain professional nursing standards. The position is part-time, working 66 hours every two weeks, with a day shift schedule (7:30 am to 4 pm or 6:30 am to 5 pm). Occasional weeknight and weekend on-call duty is required with a 30-minute maximum response time. Holland Hospital emphasizes a caring environment, fostering employee health and wellness, and promoting a collaborative, family-like culture.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited Registered Nursing Program required
Current Michigan RN License (or completed by end of orientation) required
Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider (or completed within 60 days of hire) required

Responsibilities

Work pre/intra/and post-operatively.
Pre-operative preparation of patients, including IV insertions and occasional medication administration.
Intraoperative work closely with provider, anesthesia, and GI technician to perform endoscopy procedures.
Process and send pathology specimens to lab.
Post-operative management and discharge of patients in the department.
Provide patient education pre and post-operatively.
Coordinate care to achieve desired outcomes.
Participate in patient and family teaching.
Delegate and work cooperatively and collaboratively with ancillary nursing and other members of the healthcare team in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice.
Promote patient safety by maintaining the policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department, including maintaining the Patient's Bill of Rights.
Attain knowledge and competency that reflects current evidence-based nursing practice.
Evaluate one's own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.
Collaborate with patient, family and other members of the healthcare team in the conduct of nursing practice.
Integrate ethical provisions in all areas of practice.
Integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
Utilize appropriate resources to plan and provide nursing services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
Interact with and contribute to the professional development and training of peers, colleagues, and students.
Demonstrate leadership in the profession and in the professional practice setting.
Appropriately direct and supervise support personnel in the performance of delegated nursing activities.
Actively participate in or support, on a regular basis, shared decision-making activities.
Demonstrate awareness of and accountability to department/organization strategic goals and quality initiatives.
Collect and document comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
Assessments are thorough, timely and accurate and include but are not limited to the physiological, socio-cultural, safety and spiritual needs of patients (including significant other).
Demonstrate ability to use critical thinking skills to analyze assessment data to determine the pertinent diagnosis or issues.
Respond appropriately to changing needs of patients, including response to emergency/life threatening situations.
Identify expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
Develop and document an individualized plan of care which incorporates the patient's significant other as appropriate and that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Identify initial and ongoing discharge planning needs.
Demonstrate the ability to identify, evaluate and document the patient's response to care given.
Coordinate care across the continuum to meet the identified and anticipated needs of the patient and his/her support network.
Function as advocate for patient/significant other.
Demonstrate skills needed to implement the identified plan of care, incorporating elements of Standards of Professional Performance as appropriate.
Demonstrate ability to prioritize and adjust priorities based on patient/unit needs.
Demonstrate ability to evaluate and document patient's progress towards attainment of desired outcomes.
Optimize patient learning through evaluating a patient's learning abilities and carrying out the education of the patient.