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 before 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.
Pay Based upon experience