RN - Endoscopy

Kettering Health Network • Kettering, OH

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 14 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. Our mission is to live God’s love by promoting and restoring health. Our commitment to our patients is to help individuals be their best. With that context, safety is our top priority. We provide an integrated system of healthcare experts committed to providing exceptional care.

Requirements

• Licensed in the state of Ohio as a Registered Nurse
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (NLN, ACEN, or CCNE) if they are a new graduate nurse.
• A nurse who is returning to the acute care setting after five or more years may be required to provide evidence of successful completion of a refresher course.
• BLS certification
• ACLS, NRP, PALS as determined by unit scope of practice

Nice To Haves

• Nursing experience of at least 2 years or more in an area of peri-op/procedural, critical care, or medical-surgical required to work in specialty area of endoscopy.
• On call required: must reside within 30 minutes of KH Main Campus to meet on call requirement response time

Responsibilities

• Assisting physicians with endoscopic procedures
• Knowledge of vast amount of endo equipment
• Reprocessing endoscopes
• Specimen collection & labeling
• EPIC usage for charting
• Pre/post care of GI patients
• Pushing beds & carts
• Lifting/positioning of patients
• The Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process in providing nursing care to patients in all settings in collaboration with other health care providers.
• The RN is accountable for his/her own professional development and practice within the scope of care defined by law.
• Utilizing organizational resources, the RN acts as a patient advocate for the delivery of safe care including delegation of care and participation in performance and practice improvement activities.
• The delivery of nursing care within the Kettering Health Network reflects the missions, vision, values, and philosophies, of the organization and nursing departments

Benefits

• Time and a half paid for weekend hours worked in addition to weekend & shift differential!
• Call pay is $7/hr when NOT working.
• When called-in, time and a half pay rate will apply, in addition to shift differentials/weekend rates (where applicable)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree