Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

Northwell•Bay Shore, NY

1d•$58 - $85

About The Position

Performs the duties of a professional nurse by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for assigned patients. Maintains comprehensive patient-care documentation and demonstrates professional competence according to established Southside Hospital Standards of Care. The role includes responding to workflow changes and emergencies, delivering individualized care, administering medications and treatments, educating patients, evaluating progress, and contributing to professional nursing practice. Performs related duties as required.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
AHA-ACLS, BLS, and PALS are required.
Critical Care experience is required.
Recent Endoscopy experience is required.
If hired after September 1, 2010, must be enrolled in an accredited program within 24 months of employment and obtain a BSN within five years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect and organize patient data from available resources; assess physical status through interview, observation, and examination; identify and record physical and psychosocial conditions, history, health habits, and patient perceptions.
Develop prioritized care plans with patient and/or family participation, define expected outcomes, collaborate with the healthcare team, identify educational needs and coping mechanisms, and anticipate workflow.
Complete tasks and respond to schedule changes and emergencies.
Provide dignified, individualized care; adapt nursing procedures when possible and involve patients and families when therapeutic.
Address hygiene, appearance, hydration, elimination, anxiety, distress, mental and social stimulation, and protection from environmental hazards.
Identify changes in physical symptoms and take appropriate action; administer medications and treatments according to policy; monitor medication effects and respond to changes.
Use medical and surgical asepsis and demonstrate skill with equipment needed for patient care.
Implement patient teaching using principles of teaching and learning.
Use current data to evaluate progress toward goals, initiate nursing actions when patients do not progress, evaluate teaching through patient or significant-other verbalization, and refer unmet needs to appropriate personnel while obtaining feedback.
Document admission assessments, patient data in the Nursing Care Plan, progress and nursing interventions in Nurse's Notes, relevant graphic or flow sheets, and discharge status.
Make sound, fact-based decisions; suggest constructive improvements to patient-care delivery or monitoring; participate in policy and procedure review and revision as directed; serve on committees; and utilize and enforce Universal Precautions.