RN - Endoscopy Center

Carle Health•Champaign, IL

2d•$33 - $54

About The Position

The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care using the nursing process, nursing trends, technology, and financial and human resources within the institution’s philosophy. In the Endoscopy Center, the RN cares for patients undergoing routine GI procedures, including colonoscopy and upper endoscopy, through preparation, intra-procedure care, and recovery. The RN provides direct patient care while rotating through these phases and administers moderate sedation under a physician’s direction. The RN works collaboratively with unit staff to care for outpatient populations and delegates to unlicensed personnel as appropriate. The RN defines, directs, supervises, and evaluates patient care directly and through delegation, using the nursing process. The role includes preparing patients for procedures, assessing them, reviewing their health histories, starting IVs, providing education, monitoring and sedating patients during procedures, and caring for patients in phase 1 and phase 2 recovery. The RN also assists the CRNA during cases requiring anesthesia involvement.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 30 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) within 3 months.
College diploma in Nursing.
Work experience in nursing.

Responsibilities

Performs responsibilities and duties required by the unit and implements procedures and theories related to the area of practice.
Maintains accurate, current documentation of nursing care to support integration of information by the healthcare team.
Completes initial patient assessments and develops plans of care according to unit standards and patient and family needs.
Implements nursing plans, interventions, and patient care procedures, and modifies the plan based on ongoing evaluation.
Reports or corrects safety hazards and incidents to support patient and employee safety.
Communicates with others, including privately when necessary, to resolve issues.
Provides constructive feedback to support peers’ professional development and consults colleagues to expand knowledge.
Identifies personal learning needs and initiates appropriate solutions.
Fulfills departmental competency requirements.
Prepares patients for procedures by completing assessments, reviewing health histories, starting IVs, and providing education.
Monitors and sedates patients during procedures under physician direction.
Provides care during phase 1 and phase 2 recovery.
Assists the CRNA during cases requiring anesthesia involvement.
Defines, directs, supervises, and evaluates patient care directly and through appropriate delegation.