Registered Nurse (RN) - GI Lab

Prime Healthcare • National City, CA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The GI Lab Registered Nurse is directly accountable to the OR Charge Nurse and Director of Surgical Services, and indirectly to the Shift Nursing Supervisor. The role delivers direct and indirect patient care to medical-surgical outpatients and/or inpatients receiving surgical or invasive procedures, using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Patients served include adolescents, adults, and older adults.

The nurse communicates patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians, coworkers, and nursing leadership as appropriate, and responds promptly and accurately to changes in patient condition or treatment response. The role collaborates with other departments to maintain continuity of care and with coworkers to support quality patient care, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization. The nurse adheres to regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures; participates in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services; and serves as a resource for other personnel as appropriate.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BCLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• ACLS within 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
• Minimum of one year of experience in an acute care or outpatient surgery setting or GI lab.
• Complete Moderate Sedation competency within 30 days upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct and indirect patient care to medical-surgical outpatients and/or inpatients receiving surgical or invasive procedures.
• Use the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for adolescent, adult, and older adult patients.
• Communicate patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians, coworkers, and nursing leadership as appropriate.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Collaborate with other departments to provide continuity of care.
• Work with coworkers to provide quality patient care, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization.
• Adhere to applicable regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures.
• Participate in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services.
• Act as a resource for other personnel as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed