Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Endoscopy
Company: Cynet Health
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Position Summary:
- ENDOSCOPY RN also known as gastroenterology nurses, are
essential members of the healthcare team that prepare patients and
assist during procedures for screening, diagnosis and treatment of
gastrointestinal and/or respiratory disorders.
- He or she provide excellent nursing care/treatment of patients
with constipation, reflux, chronic diarrhea, food allergies, and
ulcers.
- Crohn's disease, colon and rectal cancer, GI bleeding, abnormal
X-ray findings, biopsy of the digestive tract, strictures, removal
of foreign entities, and other similar disease processes or
abdominal pain.
- Ability to care for patients undergoing endoscopic procedures
and to provide technical assistance during diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures.Reports to:
- Department Head of Endoscopy Unit or on site unit supervisor of
contracted facility
- Cynet Healthstaff DON, Dir of Quality Management thru Account
ManagerDuties and Responsibilities:
- Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care
according to individual needs, knowledgeable of GI diagnosis,
treatment and health education
- Ensures high standard of nursing care to patients in the
Endoscopy Unit, and within company policies and procedures.
- Provides technical assistance during diagnostic and therapeutic
Endoscopic procedures, ensuring safe working practice.
- Responsible for monitoring and maintaining excellent standards
of nursing care.
- Maintains patients and relatives, dignity and privacy and
ensuring a friendly environment, and being courteous at all
times.
- Maintains timely and accurate nursing records and ensuring that
confidentiality is respected.
- Stores, checks and administers drugs in accordance to hospital
policies & procedures
- Works with minimal supervision during endoscopic procedures,
admission and recovery of patients and other related
procedures
- Participates in the care and maintenance of endoscopes and
other specialized equipment, following infection control protocols
and policy on decontamination at all times.
- Keeps accurate records of traceability of all endoscopes and
associated equipment.
- Ensures safe discharge of all patients from the Endoscopy unit,
provides discharge teaching to patient & family member Maintains a
safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance
with established standards and regulations.Minimum Job
Requirements:Qualifications:
- Current registered nurse licensure in the state of practice.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
- certification and ACLSEducation:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. American Board of Certification
for Gastroenterology Nurses (ABCGN) preferred,Experience:
- A minimum of two years endoscopy experience in a healthcare
setting,
Requirements
Required for Onboarding
Keywords: Cynet Health, Washington DC , Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Endoscopy, Healthcare , Washington, DC
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