Registered Nurse (RN) - Endoscopy (1.0 Days)

Mercy Cedar Rapids•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

The Registered Staff Nurse supports Mercy’s philosophy of patient-centered care by providing safe, respectful, compassionate, and competent nursing care in accordance with Mercy standards, policies, and procedures. The nurse works with unit-specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop plans of care, and educate patients and families. For the Digestive Health Center, the role includes knowledge of moderate sedation medications and reversal agents, recognizing cardiac rhythms and responding to arrhythmias, safely operating and troubleshooting equipment, and maintaining department-standard work areas. The nurse supports collaboration and teamwork, balances competing priorities, and completes work accurately and on time.

Requirements

Sound background in basic nursing principles and procedures.
Competency in unit-specific skills and ability to provide safe, effective basic nursing care.
Current license to practice as a registered nurse in Iowa or a compact state.
Current Basic Life Support certification in accordance with the American Heart Association.
Complete Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse and Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training and submit certification to Human Resources before the start or transfer date.
For the Digestive Health Center, current Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification or completion within three months of hire.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including lifting, pushing, pulling, and administering CPR.

Nice To Haves

Previous RN experience in an acute care setting.
Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Communicate accurate, clinically relevant information to patients, families, and coworkers, including during handoffs.
Assess, plan, intervene, coordinate, and evaluate care according to each patient’s plan of care.
Continually assess patient and family needs to provide patient-centered care.
Use critical thinking and judgment to implement care plans, nursing interventions, and procedures.
Maintain accurate, real-time documentation of nursing care in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
Serve as a role model for current and new staff and help foster a healthy work environment.
Treat patients, families, visitors, and coworkers with dignity, respect, and courtesy.
Direct other licensed and non-licensed personnel in providing patient care as assigned, and delegate duties to appropriate staff.
Communicate effectively in an age-appropriate manner and respond to patients’ verbal and non-verbal needs, fears, anxieties, and language or cultural barriers.
Respond to emergencies and life-threatening conditions within scope of practice.
Promote patient safety throughout the patient experience and report unsafe conditions, incidents, and injuries promptly.
Collaborate effectively with members of the healthcare team and provide ongoing education to patients and families.
Remain current on evidence-based practice, protocols, and procedures.
For the Digestive Health Center, demonstrate knowledge of moderate sedation medications, their actions, and reversal agents.
For the Digestive Health Center, recognize cardiac rhythms and respond appropriately to arrhythmias.
For the Digestive Health Center, operate and troubleshoot equipment safely, maintain equipment and work areas, and use protective barrier equipment correctly.
For the Digestive Health Center, balance multiple priorities while completing tasks accurately and promptly and maintaining quality standards.