RN - Digestive Health Procedures

Carle Health•Urbana, IL

14h

About The Position

The staff Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care to patients undergoing endoscopy procedures, including preparation, intra-procedure care, and recovery for routine colonoscopy and upper endoscopy procedures. The role includes the opportunity to train for advanced and pulmonary teams. The RN provides direct patient care while rotating through procedural phases and administers moderate sedation under a physician’s direction. The RN collaborates with other departments and unit staff to care for inpatient and outpatient populations and delegates to unlicensed personnel as appropriate. The RN is responsible for defining, directing, supervising, and evaluating patient care, directly and through delegation, using the nursing process. Responsibilities include preparing patients for procedures; completing assessments and reviewing health histories; starting IVs; educating patients; monitoring and sedating patients during procedures; providing phase 1 and phase 2 recovery care; and assisting the CRNA during cases requiring anesthesia involvement. The RN also completes and updates care plans and documentation, evaluates and modifies care as needed, supports safety, collaborates with colleagues, and maintains required departmental competencies.

Responsibilities

Perform responsibilities and duties required by the unit and its scope of service.
Implement procedures and theories relevant to the specific area of practice.
Maintain accurate, current documentation of nursing care for use by the healthcare team.
Complete initial patient assessments and develop care plans according to unit standards and patient and family needs.
Implement care plans, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures, and modify plans based on ongoing evaluation.
Promote patient and employee safety by reporting or correcting hazards and incidents.
Communicate directly and privately when needed to resolve issues.
Provide constructive feedback to peers and consult with colleagues to expand knowledge.
Identify personal learning needs and take initiative to address them.
Fulfill departmental competency requirements.
Prepare patients for procedures, complete assessments, review health histories, start IVs, and provide patient education.
Monitor and sedate patients during procedures under physician direction.
Provide care during phase 1 and phase 2 recovery.
Assist the CRNA during cases requiring anesthesia involvement.
Define, direct, supervise, and evaluate patient care directly and through delegation using the nursing process.