Registered Nurse (RN) Specialty Resource Endoscopy

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Edgewood, KY

25d•Onsite

About The Position

The best career is right here. St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse - Specialty Resource for the Endoscopy unit located at the Edgewood, Kentucky location. The best career is right here. The professional nurse provides evidence-based nursing care utilizing the nursing process to meet the surgical needs of the patient in the perioperative setting. The RN is responsible for appropriately delegating tasks to other licensed/unlicensed health care team members as deemed appropriate by training and education. The RN collaborates with multidisciplinary healthcare team members when providing nursing care. Responsible for ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and coordination of activities within assigned specialty. Responsible for ensuring the availability of specialty instrumentation, equipment, and supplies for surgical procedures. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
If eligible, must have a Compact (multi-state) License in their primary state of residence.
Currently Licensed to practice nursing in the state where work is being performed.
Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state-required courses.
Knowledge of the assessment and preparation of patients for surgery.
In-depth knowledge of specific surgical specialty including anatomy, surgical procedures, surgical instrumentation, and equipment/supplies.
Competent in mathematical calculations associated with medication administration.
Competent to independently perform safe nursing skills and procedures.
3 year’s operating room experience.
Previous experience in similar operating room position.
Experience in assigned specialty.
Experience with video systems/technology/informatics.

Responsibilities

providing evidence-based nursing care utilizing the nursing process to meet the surgical needs of the patient in the perioperative setting
appropriately delegating tasks to other licensed/unlicensed health care team members as deemed appropriate by training and education
collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare team members when providing nursing care
ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and coordination of activities within assigned specialty
ensuring the availability of specialty instrumentation, equipment, and supplies for surgical procedures
demonstrating respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background