Registered Nurse Full Time
28 days ago
Edison
Job Description Duties and Responsibilities • Philosophy, • Supports the center’s ideology, mission, goals, and objectives, • Performs in accordance with the center’s policies and procedures, • Follows the center’s standards for ethical business conduct, • Conducts self as a positive role model and team member, • Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in performance of job duties, • Participates in center committees, meetings, in-services, and activities, • Communicates effectively and professionally with patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers, • Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner, • Uses center resources appropriately and avoids wasteful practices, • Analyzes work area and makes recommendations for potential cost-effective improvements, • Compliance program, • Contributes to the progress and development of the center’s adopted compliance program, • Performs according to established compliance policies and procedures, • Performance-improvement program, • Contributes to the progress and development of the center's adopted performance-improvement programs, • Objectively evaluates suggestions, grievances, and processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and quality of care, • Participates in data collection activities to support the performance-improvement program, • Safety/risk-management program, • Adheres to safety policies and procedures in performing job duties and responsibilities, • Reports observed or suspected safety violations, hazards, and policy and procedure noncompliance to the safety officer or other designated person, • Maintains professional competence by participating in continuing education and other learning experiences, • Shares knowledge gained in continuing education with staff, • Maintains membership in relevant professional organizations, • Seeks new learning experiences by accepting challenging opportunities and responsibilities, • Participates in teaching programs in the center for employees and physicians on topics of special interest/pertinent to outpatient surgery, • Assists with orientation and training of new personnel and acts as a resource person for problems related to patient care, • Welcomes suggestions and recommendations, • Participates as a team member in support of the total perioperative process, • Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management, • Supervises and directs patient care in an endoscopy room, • Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively, • Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members, • Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability, • Addresses patient needs during admission to the endoscopy room, with attention to requirements specific to the outpatient setting, • Transports patients to the endoscopy room observing policies, procedures, and safety requirements, and according to patient needs, • Identifies the patient and correct procedure according to policy and procedure and communicates with all members of the surgical team, • Reviews patient’s medical record and needs to plan care with other healthcare team members, • Provides comfort and reassurance to patient, • Maintains patient’s privacy and dignity, • Explains procedures and care to the patient, • Prepares room according to requirements of patient and procedure to be performed, • Assembles and provides properly functioning equipment, supplies, and instruments after start of procedure, • Assists with the proper and safe positioning of the patient, • Administers medication per order of physician and based on condition of patient, • Monitors patient condition and maintains accurate documentation preprocedure, during procedure, and postprocedure, • Provides continuity of patient care by communicating with other perioperative care personnel and documenting records accordingly, • Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician Physical Duties Ability to sit/stand for a considerable amount of time; ability to walk and some moderate lifting • Visual and auditory acuity for frequent use of computer, telephone, and occasional use of other office equipment, • Ability to perform occasional overhead and low reaching, • Physical strength required for equipment needs and patient-care activities, • Visual and auditory acuity for timely responsiveness and patient-care assessment activities, • Ability to move quickly in response to patient needs, • Constant and frequent judgment and response, • Occasional judgment and response to disasters or emergencies, actual events, or drills Requirements • High school graduate or GED certification, • Graduate of accredited school of nursing, • RN with active license in appropriate state, • BLS/ACLS certification, • IV Certification, • EKG Certification, • Endoscopy experience preferred but not required, • Evidence of leadership qualities, • Strong ethical and moral character references, • Must be able to commit to assigned hours as per part time employee policy Language skills adequate for high-level written, interpersonal, and telephone communication. 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