RN - Endoscopy Center

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ENDOSCOPY RN DEPARTMENT: ENDOSCOPY SURGICAL SERVICESHOURS & SHIFT REQUIREMENTS: 40 hours a week (4-10 hour days)
GENERAL SUMMARY: The Endoscopy RN is responsible for providing safe, compassionate, and high-quality nursing care to patients undergoing endoscopic procedures. This role includes assessing patient needs, preparing patients for procedures, monitoring patients throughout recovery, and providing post-procedure education. The endoscopy RN collaborates closely with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to ensure patient safety, maintain compliance with established policies and procedures, and promote efficient workflow.

The nurse is expected to demonstrate strong clinical judgment, effective communication, attention to detail, and a commitment to patient-centered care and continuous quality improvement.

GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES MISSION STATEMENT To provide personalized, professional healthcare services to the residents of the communities we serve.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Performs assessment, education, data collection and overall implementation of care in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on the patient’s physiologic and cognitive status during preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care, including but not limited to the following:a. Patient Preparationi. Conduct pre-procedure assessments including medical history, vital signs, allergies and current medications.ii. Educate patients about the procedure, sedation, preparation requirements and aftercare instructions.iii.

Ensure informed consent is obtained, signed and documented.b. Procedure Assistancei. Prepare the endoscopy suite and ensure all equipment is functioning properly.ii. Assist physicians by handling instruments, managing specimens, and maintaining a sterile environment.iii. Document details of the procedure accurately and timely in EMR.c. Post Procedure Carei. Assess patients in the designated recovery area and monitor accordingly.ii. Provide discharge education and instruction to post procedure care.iii.

Ensure proper documentation of patient status, intervention and discharge are complete.
2. Formulates or individualizes a predefined, goal directed standard of initiating priority nursing/diagnosis/patient care problems and pre-established physiologic and cognitive patient outcomes.
3. Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and continuous manner by utilization of and adherence to pre-determined standards which define the structure, process and desired patient outcomes of nursing process.
4. Evaluates effectiveness of self, care given by all health care team members, and contribution of systems, environment, and instrumentation in progressing patients toward desired outcomes.
5. Demonstrates competency in select psychomotor skills adhering to predefined written procedures.
6. Identifies patient education/emotional needs prior to surgical procedure. Implements patient/significant other instruction or other appropriate measures to meet educational/emotional needs as r/t surgical care.
7. Performs documentation responsibilities following all existing structure standards and guidelines for forms used in the Division of Nursing and specially assigned areas.
8. Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patient rights, as identified within the institution.
9. Functions with an awareness of and adherence to safety requirements as Identified in existing standards.
10. Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
11. Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of structure standards, patient care resources/references, protocols, pertinent drugs, standards of care, and significant lab values.
12. Demonstrates an awareness of self-responsibility and accountability for own professional practice within the Illinois Practice Act.
13. Participates actively in staff development activities by sharing knowledge with others and using appropriate teaching/learning strategies to assist peers.
14. Demonstrates awareness of legal issues in all aspects of professional practice and patient care, and strives to manage situations in a reduced-risk manner.
15. Seeks validation of knowledge base, skill level, and decision making as necessary and assertively requests guidance in areas of question.
16. Participates in development and attainment of unit and department of nursing goals.
17. Participates in…