Registered Nurse GI Lab
About The Position
Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse for their GI Lab. This role involves facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with the healthcare team and patient/family to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. The nurse will advance modern nursing through compassionate care, promote optimal patient health, well-being, and safety through the nursing process, and adhere to patient care standards, guidelines, and the State Nurse Practice Act. The position requires personal accountability for relationship-based care and adherence to the organizational mission. Success in this role requires a commitment to compassionate, high-quality patient care, strong communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to apply the nursing process effectively within a supportive, mission-driven environment.
Requirements
- Associates Degree in Nursing; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
- RN License in state of employment
- Medium Work exert/lift up to 50 lbs. force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. frequently, and/or up to 10lbs. constantly
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors Degree in Nursing
- One (1) year experience
Responsibilities
- Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual needs through observation, interview, review of medical records & clinical data.
- Evaluates patient’s response and intervenes to ensure optimal patient outcome.
- Develop and implement patient plan of care and observe outcomes in accordance with nursing standards and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate competency in a variety of therapeutic/diagnostic interventions including, but not limited to, IV’s, incision/wound care, medication administration, catheterization, and specimen collections.
- Thorough and confidential maintenance of patient charts and records.
- Document ongoing status, interventions, patient response and outcomes in an accurate, timely manner.
- Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
- Promote, advocate, and collaborate to protect the health and safety and rights of each patient.
- Provide patient/family education through assessment of patient/family learning readiness, needs, and ability.
- Provide teaching and evaluate effectiveness of teaching.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
