Endoscopy Registered Nurse - PRN

Position:Endoscopy Registered Nurse - PRN

Location: 150 Longleaf Pine Parkway

Suite 100

St. Johns, FL

Job :1135

# of Openings:1

POSITION TITLE: REGISTERED NURSE(RN) PRN

Borland Groover is one of Florida’s leading gastroenterology providers. Founded in 1947, our mission is to provide exceptional care and improve the lives of our patients. We value ourselves in delivering quality care (quality), doing the right thing (accountability), caring for our patients (compassion), and taking care of our employees (collaboration). If you love the vision of Borland Groover, and find your values aligning with ours, apply to join our team!

The Endoscopy Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, observing , managing, and documenting individual patient care. This includes providing bedside pre-op, intra- op , post-op care and supervision to patients at our Endoscopy Center(s). In addition, the Endoscopy RN must collaborate with the physicians and the physicians’ clinical team to maximize patient flow.

Have the patient identify him/herself, check armband identification and chart, making sure all matches.

Completes nursing assessment upon admission, identifying/documenting patient problems.

Identifies special needs or behaviors of patients and families. These may be physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, age specific.

Analyses information and observations and notifies appropriate medical personnel of significant concerns.

Initiates/revises nursing care plan to meet changing patient needs.

Involves family/significant other and patient in developing a plan of care and communicating rationally.

Use teaching strategies that meet individual patient needs for post-procedural care.

Ensures all pre-procedure instructions are followed at home (outpatient). Inform an appropriate physician as needed.

Carries out physician orders, questioning the physician if orders are unclear.

Delivers direct patient care as defined by Florida State Board of Nursing and/or Endo Center policies and procedures in a safe and competent manner.

Validates and carries out orders on assigned patients.

Supervises Scope Technicians under his/her direction in the provision of nursing care.

Ensures patients' privacy and dignity are maintained.

Assist other team members in rendering nursing care.

Documents of patient progress to include condition, medication, and nursing interventions

Notifies physicians of any significant changes.

Maintains knowledge of care and handling of GI equipment.

Appropriate handling of specimens.

Assist in janitorial responsibilities as needs arise.

Contact patients for future visits with reminders of Date of Service.

Contact patients for follow-up status.

Maintains a clean work environment.

Other duties as assigned.

• Communication
  - Exhibits good listening and comprehension. Expresses ideas and thought sin written form. Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally. Keeps others adequately informed. Selects and uses appropriate communication methods.
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  - The ability to handle complex situations inthe workplace and calmly develop creative solutions.
• Compassion
  - Exhibits empathy or real concern for patients coupled with a desire to take action to address the patient’s needs.
• Time Management
  - The ability to plan your duties ahead of time and leverage technology to help you do so.
• Collaboration
  - Exhibiting interpersonal skills, working with others, building trust and communication to complete goals and projects on time to achieve the organization’s shared objectives.

• Ability to communicate effectively and accurately with physicians and staff both verbally and in writing.
• Able to handle intense patient interactions.
• Works well…