Job Description:
Registered Nurse - Endoscopy
40 Hours Weekly, Full Time, Dayshift (4 - 10hr Shifts; Works every 10th Weekend; 2 on call Shifts per Month)
Endo
Endoscopy features 10 treatment rooms and 30 pre- and post-operative procedure rooms. A high-tech endoscopic retrograde colangio pancreatography (ERCP) room is available. This department provides inpatient and outpatient services. Nurses and endoscopy technicians work together to provide care to patients receiving flexible endoscopic procedures. Nurses perform moderate sedation and hemodynamic monitoring.
Job Summary
Registered nurse implements the nursing process for each assigned to his/her care regardless of age (i.e. infancy to geriatric) and is responsible for the patient’s care consistent with the Kentucky Nursing Laws and organizational policies and procedures. The registered nurse promotes positive patient outcomes and the delivery of quality patient care and initiates change through active involvement in the unit-based and hospital shared governance councils while contributing to a healthy professional practice environment.
National Professional Nursing Standards serve as guidelines for nurses as they utilize critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills and exercise appropriate nursing judgment. The registered nurse collaborates with the inter-professional team to enhance patient outcomes. The registered nurse serves as a role model through actively participating in the process of continuous professional development and lifelong learning. Utilizes the Nursing Process as the framework for providing care.
Requirement
Active Kentucky License
BCLS Required
ACLS Required