Endoscopy Nurse

Job Title: Endoscopy Nurse
Location: Grand Junction, CO 81505
Duration: 3+ months (Permanent)
Pay Rate: $60-65/HR

Shifts:

4-10 hour shifts per weekday.

• The Registered Nurse will provide general patient care.
• Upon admission to the Procedure Center, completes medical history, takes vital signs, checks for allergies, starts IVs, etc.
• The Registered Nurse will review the patient's chart, becoming familiar with the orders for the patient including but not limited to medications, lab orders and results, radiology orders and results, activity, diet, consultation orders, etc.
• Upon discharge, prepares the patient to be transported to the unit or home, explains the discharge instructions, and verifies that a responsible adult will transport the patient to his/her home.
• Reviews chart to verify medication orders, lab requests, radiology orders, consults, etc. are properly transcribed and have actually been ordered.
• Completes appropriate paperwork on new admissions including signed consents, complete history, patient belongings clearly documented, and clarifies plan of care.
• When the procedure is completed, documents in the patient report the patient status, including patient identifiers, assessment, the situation including code status, recent changes and response to treatments, safety issues including allergies, alerts, falls, isolates, etc., any actions needed, and what is planned next - what is the plan.
• Ensures that timely, accurate, and complete billable supply charges and billing information are forwarded to the HRIS.
• Reviews Medication Reconciliation Case Report related to patient home medications for assigned patients.
• Monitors the patient per department standards for any changes in condition, maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of the patient, and responds to the direction of the physician.

• Basic Life Support
• Registered Nurse
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (within 90 days of hire)
• State licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Minimum Experience:
  
  1-2 years of general nursing and critical care courses