Registered Nurse Endoscopy-Full Time at Riverside Health System

Newport News, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Nov, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Patient Care, Moderate Sedation, Emergency Response, Patient Education, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Quality Documentation, Patient Assessment, Teamwork, Patient Safety, Evidence-Based Practice, Care Coordination, Compassionate Care, Cultural Competence

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Newport News, Virginia Full Time-This position requires an on-call rotation schedule Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and the Director and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings in the Endoscopy Unit (Riverside Gastroenterology Specialist – Newport News, HSC Gastroenterology, and RRMC) and other roles within Riverside Health System. The RN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity. Must effectively administer Moderate Sedation, ensure patient safety during monitored anesthesia care, and circulate during general anesthesia cases. Performs emergent and advanced endoscopy at a level II trauma center. Responsible for supervising and delegating non-professional personnel working directly with him/her to ensure optimum patient care. Must demonstrate competence in dealing with needs of the specific patient populations, including critical care patients, served in the Endoscopy Unit. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans. Must be a team player and float to the needs of the department. What you will do Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and ensure patient care needs are met. Able to recognize and respond to emergency situations. Evaluates own needs for support and uses identified systems to meet need. Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements. Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations and ability to modify education method to ensure patient/family comprehension. Educates by assuming responsibility to individualize and coordinate patient education, and discharge specific education that includes family/caregiver. Evaluates for patient comprehension and documents. Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient. Assesses and incorporates evidence-based standards of practice. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the coordination care. Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care. Demonstrates ability to assess patient clinical ands psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population served in the Endoscopy Unit. ( I.E. surgical, med surg, critical care, ED, specialty unit). Demonstrates a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to assure patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care. Focuses on quality outcomes of patient care when addressing customer’s needs to include current evidence based practice and quality measures. Completes Moderate Sedation Audits to comply with monitoring moderate sedation outcomes. Qualifications Education Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or Program Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required) and High School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required) Experience 1 year Related Experience (Preferred) 1 year 1 Year of Endoscopy RN Experience for all PRN Positions (Required) 2 years 2 Years of Endoscopy RN Experience for all Temp Positions (Required) Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Licensed as Registered Nurse by the state of Virginia or compact state Upon Hire(Required) and CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) and ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 180 Days(Required) To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers. If loving your work is important to you, consider a career at Riverside. By joining our team, you can make a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to care for others as we would care for those we love. We extend that sense of caring to every patient, resident and customer, as well as to each member of our team. We offer care at all stages of life, in hundreds of locations, giving you room to grow your career, along with great benefits and perks. At Riverside Health, your trust and safety are our top priorities. Unfortunately, job scams are on the rise across the country, and we want to help you feel confident in knowing what is — and is not — part of our hiring process. Learn more about how to recognize a legitimate Riverside job opportunity and what to do if you suspect a scam by visiting this site.

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients in the Endoscopy Unit. This role includes administering Moderate Sedation, ensuring patient safety, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive care.