Registered Nurse (RN) - GI Lab (PRN/Days Variable)

#REF!•Plano, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the GI Lab is responsible for delivering high-quality patient care. This role involves responding to patients' basic human needs, including safety, physical, psychological, and social needs, while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality and interpersonal skills. The RN will engage family and caregivers in health care situations and utilize professional behaviors to help patients and families understand and confront their health and illness through mutual problem-solving. The position contributes to creating a healing environment that ensures privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility. Texas Health Plano is a 386-bed, full-service hospital serving North Texas, specializing in various medical services including emergency medicine, trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, women's services, behavioral health, and advanced surgical services. It is a Level II Trauma Facility, a Level IV NICU and Maternal facility, and has a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Program. The hospital is a four-time Magnet-designated facility with a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Program and an AACN Beacon Gold adult intensive care unit.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma required or Associate’s Degree of Nursing required
1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse required
RN – Registered Nurse upon hire required
BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required
A high degree of confidentiality, positive interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree of Nursing preferred
6-month direct Endo/GI Lab experience as an RN strongly preferred
ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days required
PALS – Pediatric Life Support within 90 days required

Responsibilities

Responds to others' priorities regarding safety, physical, psychological and social needs
Honors worth of humans through unconditional acceptance
Concerned with understanding others frame of reference
Engages family/caregivers in health care situations
Professional behaviors that help patients and families understand how to confront, learn about, and think about their health and illness; involves a reciprocal, shared approach with resulting decisions acceptable to involved parties
Creates settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality and tranquility