Registered Nurse, Endoscopy

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

10d•$40 - $79

About The Position

The Endoscopy RN is a member of the Perioperative, Endoscopy, and Surgical team. The nurse checks patients in upon arrival to Perioperative Services, initiates peripheral IVs, completes medication reconciliation, provides teaching, assists with positioning for procedures, administers and monitors moderate sedation as needed under policy, assists with endoscopic procedures, and collects specimens. The role includes assessing and monitoring patients throughout endoscopy procedures, administering medications and IV therapy, documenting care, and floating within perioperative services as needed. This is a per-diem position with days and evenings as needed; the nurse must be able to take call according to departmental needs.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Proficiency in peripheral IV insertion.
Current Massachusetts RN license.
Current AHA ACLS certification.
Excellent communication, critical care, and critical-thinking skills.
Ability to take call according to departmental needs.

Nice To Haves

Prior endoscopy experience is strongly preferred.
If the applicant lacks endoscopy experience, at least one year of recent Med/Surg, ED, ICU, OR, peri-operative, or OB experience will be considered.
Willingness to cross-train within peri-operative services is preferred.

Responsibilities

Respond promptly and appropriately to emergency situations.
Maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff, and comply with regulations required for accreditation and licensure.
Meet attendance and tardiness requirements, complete hospital and department-specific mandatory requirements, and report incidents in a timely manner.
Engage in, monitor, and enforce hand hygiene practices for direct patient care.
Assess and reassess patients, plan and implement nursing interventions, and evaluate care plans and patient goals.
Provide patient care in accordance with standards of care and practice, protocols, policies, and procedures; respect each patient’s dignity and individual needs.
Provide patient and family teaching based on learning needs, readiness, and barriers, and collaboratively prepare patients and families for discharge.
Delegate and supervise nursing interventions appropriately and prioritize care, seeking assistance or emergency intervention when needed.
Document pertinent data, interventions, and patient responses accurately and promptly, and provide timely reports to other members of the health care team.
Promote learning for colleagues and self through activities such as precepting, training, and professional development.
Identify patient-safety risks, opportunities to reduce errors, and ethical issues in care, and take appropriate action.
Safely administer medications, IV therapy, and blood products according to orders and applicable policies; observe and document patient responses.
Assess pain, reassess the effectiveness of pain control, notify physicians as needed, and document assessments and responses to medication.
Initiate IVs according to physician orders and nursing policies and procedures, and observe and document responses to IV therapy.
Assess and reassess patients undergoing endoscopy and document care in the Meditech NUR Module.
Continuously monitor patients during endoscopy, with particular attention to oxygenation, ventilation, and heart rate and rhythm.
Safely administer and monitor IV conscious sedation according to physician orders and nursing policies and procedures.
Obtain supporting information and complete required medication-reconciliation documentation for the attending physician.
Float within perioperative services as needed.
Take call according to departmental needs.