Registered Nurse - GI Lab

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Digestive Disease/GI Department at Saint Luke's Hospital, providing care for endoscopy and bronchoscopy patients. The unit performs general and therapeutic GI procedures, pulmonary procedures, and pre- and post-procedure care. The nurse admits and recovers endoscopy center patients, circulates and assists physicians during GI and pulmonary procedures, and completes pre-anesthesia assessment phone calls. The nurse may travel with the procedure room team to the ICU for bedside procedures as needed. Training is provided in infection prevention and scope reprocessing procedures. GI or procedural nursing experience is not required. The position has a rotating on-call requirement and is scheduled for four 10-hour day shifts.

Requirements

Registered Nurse qualification.
Associate degree in Nursing.
At least 1 year of applicable experience.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Ability to work a rotating on-call schedule.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process independently and remain accountable for nursing care.
Coordinate care for a group of endoscopy and/or bronchoscopy patients with the multidisciplinary team.
Care for GI and pulmonary patients during pre-operative and recovery phases of care.
Admit and recover endoscopy center patients.
Circulate and assist physicians in procedural rooms during GI and pulmonary procedures.
Complete pre-anesthesia assessment phone calls.
Travel with the procedure room team to the ICU for bedside procedures as needed.
Delegate tasks appropriately and identify hospital resources.
Serve as a clinical resource for new employees.
Demonstrate positive formal or informal leadership within the endoscopy unit or department.
Complete training in infection prevention and scope reprocessing procedures.