RN-endoscopy Job Description
Rn-endoscopy
provides for continuity of individual patient care, safety, and education by direct assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of the nursing plan of care for the patient undergoing endoscopic procedures.
RN-endoscopy Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Utilize the nurse's patient assessment skills pre-procedure, during both the pulmonary and gastrointestinal procedures (for outpatient and inpatient procedures)
Utilize the nurse's patient assessment skills pre-procedure, during both the pulmonary and gastrointestinal procedures (for ourpatient inpatient procedures)
Utilize the nurse's patient assessment skills pre and post-procedure, during both the pulmonary and gastrointestinal procedures
Provide direct patient care and collaborate with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care
Assuring continuity of care during the pre-procedural, intra procedural, and post-procedural period of the patient GI experience
Recognizes abnormal diagnostic laboratory data, blood gas values, radiologic data and knows the significance of each
Diploma, Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree in Nursing
Collaborate with other disciplines of the Healthcare team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care
Providing nursing care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act
Providing direct patient care
RN-endoscopy Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for RN-endoscopy
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ACLS, BLS, PALS, CPR, JPS, BC, VA, CRNI, PICC
Education for RN-endoscopy
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the rn-endoscopy job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Science, Associate Degrees, Nursing Program, Education, Graduate, Associates, School of Nursing, Patient Care, Teaching
Skills for RN-endoscopy
Desired skills for rn-endoscopy include:
Nursing care methods and procedures
Computer system
Human growth and development
Assessment
Nursing theory
Beliefs
Care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients served
Range of treatment
Equipment set-up and function
Patient and the family
Desired experience for rn-endoscopy includes:
Collaborating with other disciplines of the Healthcare team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care
May also be required to perform scrub duties according to surgical protocol
Assumes responsibility for knowledge of surgical procedures and associated nursing care
Assists in the preparation of department specific education for patients and colleagues
Assist in the development of the Center’s Quality Management and Professional Improvement Program
Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to practice nursing as a registered nurse required
RN-endoscopy Examples
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RN-endoscopy Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of rn-endoscopy. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for rn-endoscopy
- Follows facility guidelines in the assessment, care and evaluation of the patient receiving conscious sedation
- Documents assessment, administration and patient’s response to conscious sedation according to facility policy and procedure
- Provide quality care to ensure that patient needs and expected outcomes are met throughout the pre-op, circulating and post-op experiences
- Proficiency/Productivity -- organizational skills
- Manages and coordinates the pre, intra and postoperative plan of care for assigned patients
- Delivers nursing care to all patients, including assessing patient needs, planning, delivering and coordinating care and reassessing/evaluation care
- To act as a role model for care delivery and demonstrate CARE Values in all actions
- Work in the pre op, circulating and post op environments for the unit
- Provide quality care to ensure that patient needs and expected outcomes are met in pre -op, as a circulator, and in post op
- Provide quality care to ensure that patient needs and expected outcomes are met throughout the pre and post procedure areas
Qualifications for rn-endoscopy
- Three (3) years experience in Surgery/Endoscopy
- Knowledgeable of ASC policies and procedures specific to the operating room/Endoscopy Suite
- Clinically proficient in Endoscopy nursing skills including conscious sedation, demonstrating knowledge of the developmental needs of the pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients
- Previous experience in acute care setting strongly preferred
- A RN with twenty (20) years of RN experience will not be required to obtain a BSN
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be from American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Training Network (MTN) within 90 days of hire
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RN-endoscopy Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a rn-endoscopy. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for rn-endoscopy
- Perseveres through barriers/obstacles to achieve the best possible outcomes for the patient
- Identifies needs and begins to plan for care across the continuum
- Identifies patient and family education needs
- Develops and implements teaching plan based on existing standards, seeking out additional resources when necessary
- Utilizes teach back methodology to assure patient and family is learning effectively
- Identifies necessary resources to assure readiness for discharge and begins to develop plan in collaboration with other disciplines
- Participates effectively as a member of the interdisciplinary team by collaborating to achieve patient outcomes
- Participates directly or indirectly in interdisciplinary rounds
- Participates in unit/organizational quality and safety initiatives to improve patient outcomes
- Creates an environment that promotes customer satisfaction and the patient experience
Qualifications for rn-endoscopy
- For newly licensed nurses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is required
- At least 2 years of experience as a RN required
- Electronic Medical Record experience strongly preferred
- Membership in professional organizations is recommended and certification in a specialty area is encouraged
- Must show evidence of the basic analytic thinking necessary to care for a group of patients
- Must demonstrate effective skills in applying departmental standards in area of service, team work, communication, respect for others, and time/priority management
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RN-endoscopy Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a rn-endoscopy. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for rn-endoscopy
- Initiate referrals to specialty services and foster continuity of care
- Applies the nursing process to assess pain, plan, implement and evaluate the care of the patient undergoing a diagnostic endoscopy
- Provides patient with explanations of procedures and treatments
- Demonstrates awareness and respects all patient’s rights, privacy and confidentiality
- Treats all patients with dignity and respect
- Assists physician with all endoscopy procedures including colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, EGD, PEG tube placement, and ERCP
- Follows facility policy to administer and monitor IV conscious sedation in a safe and effective manner
- Monitors and documents to each intervention during the endoscopy procedure
- Demonstrates safety and accuracy in the administration, monitoring and documentation of all treatments, medications, and IV therapies
- Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for the patient
Qualifications for rn-endoscopy
- Charge nurse position on a rotational basis
- Anticipate the needs of individual physicians supplies and equipment that may be necessary for given day or procedure
- Field patient phone calls regarding their procedure and prep
- Coordinate scheduling of procedures in bronchoscopy room (Bronch and Bone Marrow Procedures)
- Up to date and current on all procedures and medication used within Endoscopy Unit
- Administers Moderate Sedation per policy and orient new and current RNs from other departments on use of Conscious Sedation
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RN-endoscopy Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of rn-endoscopy. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for rn-endoscopy
- Develops a plan of care based on patient assessments, physician preferences and scheduled procedure criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to perform all aspects of a variety of endoscopy procedures
- Follows laboratory policy and procedure to correctly handle and label all laboratory specimens
- Procedure events and outcomes are documented thoroughly and accurately according to unit specific standards
- Demonstrates competence in delegation, problem solving, conflict resolution, and team building
- Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively on a team
- Assists in other Surgical Services departments as needed
- Be accountable for safety
- Identify and correct problems
- Promote your hospital customer service initiatives
Qualifications for rn-endoscopy
- Recover patients from GI, IR, Pain, Bronchoscopy, and Bone Marrow Biopsies
- Completes 100% of pre-procedural calls
- Current Montana RN License or ability to obtain Montana license
- Previous supervisory experience and proven leadership skills required
- Endoscopy or other procedure experience preferred
- Ability to use the computer for electronic charting preferred
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RN-endoscopy Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of rn-endoscopy. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for rn-endoscopy
- Sedating patients before procedures
- Administering the necessary medication to patients
- Keeping the patient informed during and after the procedure
- For RNs in the Emergency Department of Laguna Beach effective 1/1/2019, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is required within six (6) months from hire for external hires and transfers and required by 11/15/2019 for internal
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is required upon hire in Labor & Delivery, Obstetrics, and the Nursery
- Basic Fetal Monitoring is required upon hire in Labor & Delivery for new graduate RNs or RNs new to Labor and Delivery
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring is required upon hire or within 6 months of hire for experienced Labor & Delivery nurses
- Advance Fetal Monitoring is required within 16 months of hire or transfer into Labor & Delivery for new graduate RNs and RNs without previous Labor & Delivery experience
- Basic Dysrythmia is required upon hire or within 6 months from the date of hire in Medical/Oncology and Surgical/Orthopedic
- Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) Certification (or eligible) is required upon hire for designated positions in the Emergency Room
Qualifications for rn-endoscopy
- Requires current Michigan Nursing License
- A Nursing degree/diploma from a nationally accredited school
- 1 year previous patient care experience is preferred
- A nursing degree/diploma from an accredited program
- Endoscopy nursing experience preferred
- Previous experience as a Registered Nurse preferred