RN Endo Pain Management

Surgery Partners, Inc•Mansfield, TX

3h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time Registered Nurse position specializing in Endoscopy and Pain Management. The role involves delivering safe patient care throughout the pre-Endoscopy, Endoscopy, and post-Endoscopy periods, as well as during pain injection procedures like ESI, Blocks, and RF. The nursing process will be the framework for care delivery in both endoscopy and pain management settings.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse License
Current American Heart Assn. BLS and ACLS certifications.

Responsibilities

Delivery of safe patient care in the pre-Endoscopy, Endoscopy, and post-Endoscopy periods of the patient’s Endoscopic experience through the framework of the nursing process.
Delivery of safe patient care in the procedure room for Pain injections (ESI, Blocks, RF) of the patient’s pain procedure experience through the framework of the nursing process.
Consults with physician and other health care team members in planning care and establishing desired outcomes.
Ensures that required equipment and supplies are available.
Involves peers and other team members in planning and revising of care.
Bases nursing care on specific nursing diagnoses and nursing orders.
Gives safe (economical) and efficient nursing care to the patient.
Ensures that waiting significant others receive periodic status/progress reports per physician input.
Practices and assists others in maintaining universal precautions and electrical and environmental safety.
Practices within federal, state and nurse practice guidelines and regulations.
Is able to recognize changes in patient status; reports pertinent information.
Conserves materials and equipment through appropriate use.
Prepares and labels all specimens according to hospital policy and procedure; documents appropriately.
Gives pertinent, concise, precise information to relief staff.
Directs and delegates activity of team members appropriately in emergency situations.
Measure patient responses to medical and nursing interventions based on expected outcomes.
Ensures that equipment and supplies are returned to their proper location after use.
Identifies and prioritizes individual patient care needs according to age, physiological, psychosocial, cultural and physical status.
Plans care based on contemplated procedure, standards of practice, admission assessment and MD preference.
Documents in a clear, concise, accurate, legible manner.
Documents all necessary information related to patient’s progress and outcomes in interventions.
Ensures completion of resuscitation record following Code Blue procedures.
Assesses physiological and psychosocial health status of patient.
Identifies chief complaint.
Assesses pain per policy.
Assesses patient medical history.
Demonstrates competency in patient identification verification per policy.
Demonstrates competency in pre-procedure phone calls.