RN GI - Endoscopy - Fairview Health Services
Woodbury, MN
About the Job
Overview
M Health Fairview is looking for a Registered Nurse to join their new Endoscopy team and will support patients at both Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury and St. John's Hospital in Maplewood!
This position is 70 hours per two weeks on the Day/Evening shift. This position is 10 hour shifts with variable starting times between 6am and 7am. In addition, 1 on call week night shift/week and 1 on call weekend shift every 5-6 weeks are required. This role is eligible for benefits such as: PTO, dental/medical insurance, and more. Check out the benefit link here: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/noncontract
The RN assists GI providers in caring for patients before, during and after GI/endoscopy procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting with therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, sedation administration, setting up and taking down of supplies and equipment, performing scope cleaning procedures and specimen handling.
Responsibilities Job Description
Job Expectations:
+ Performs pre/intra/post procedural nursing care to patients in the GI/endoscopy department.
+ Responsible for performing nursing duties associated with pre-procedures care, including IV starts.
+ Responsible for pre-procedure assessment, notifying physician and carrying out orders for all phases of care.
+ Responsible for the correct functioning of equipment and supplies for endoscopy procedures.
+ Manages the intra and post procedure care of the patient including airway management and altered states of anesthesia.
+ Responsible for nursing care associated with recovery and discharging of procedural patients.
+ Responsible to assess, plan and teach patient and family about procedure and provide appropriate discharge planning.
+ Assist physician with minor surgery procedures at the bedside.
+ Responsible for proper handling of specimens from patients, properly identifying and preparing specimens for lab.
+ Responsible to perform and assure proper cleaning of endoscopes and equipment and ability to carry out all aspects of equipment reprocessing.
+ Responsible to complete initial and annual HLD and sedation competencies.
+ Equipment or software which may be used: EPIC, Provation MD, AER and Pyxis.
+ Responsible for nursing care associated with recovery and discharging of procedural patients.
Qualifications
Required
+ Valid MN RN license
+ BLS validated upon hire
+ ACLS validated at time of hire or completed within 6 months of hire based on site designation of need
Preferred
+ BSN or higher preferred
+ GI/Endoscopy procedural nursing, or other procedural nursing is highly preferred
+ A minimum of one-year current medical surgical RN experience in a Hospital setting is preferred
+ One-year adult critical care or ICU experience is highly preferred
+ CGRN certification is highly preferred
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
M Health Fairview is looking for a Registered Nurse to join their new Endoscopy team and will support patients at both Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury and St. John's Hospital in Maplewood!
This position is 70 hours per two weeks on the Day/Evening shift. This position is 10 hour shifts with variable starting times between 6am and 7am. In addition, 1 on call week night shift/week and 1 on call weekend shift every 5-6 weeks are required. This role is eligible for benefits such as: PTO, dental/medical insurance, and more. Check out the benefit link here: https://www.fairview.org/benefits/noncontract
The RN assists GI providers in caring for patients before, during and after GI/endoscopy procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting with therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, sedation administration, setting up and taking down of supplies and equipment, performing scope cleaning procedures and specimen handling.
Responsibilities Job Description
Job Expectations:
+ Performs pre/intra/post procedural nursing care to patients in the GI/endoscopy department.
+ Responsible for performing nursing duties associated with pre-procedures care, including IV starts.
+ Responsible for pre-procedure assessment, notifying physician and carrying out orders for all phases of care.
+ Responsible for the correct functioning of equipment and supplies for endoscopy procedures.
+ Manages the intra and post procedure care of the patient including airway management and altered states of anesthesia.
+ Responsible for nursing care associated with recovery and discharging of procedural patients.
+ Responsible to assess, plan and teach patient and family about procedure and provide appropriate discharge planning.
+ Assist physician with minor surgery procedures at the bedside.
+ Responsible for proper handling of specimens from patients, properly identifying and preparing specimens for lab.
+ Responsible to perform and assure proper cleaning of endoscopes and equipment and ability to carry out all aspects of equipment reprocessing.
+ Responsible to complete initial and annual HLD and sedation competencies.
+ Equipment or software which may be used: EPIC, Provation MD, AER and Pyxis.
+ Responsible for nursing care associated with recovery and discharging of procedural patients.
Qualifications
Required
+ Valid MN RN license
+ BLS validated upon hire
+ ACLS validated at time of hire or completed within 6 months of hire based on site designation of need
Preferred
+ BSN or higher preferred
+ GI/Endoscopy procedural nursing, or other procedural nursing is highly preferred
+ A minimum of one-year current medical surgical RN experience in a Hospital setting is preferred
+ One-year adult critical care or ICU experience is highly preferred
+ CGRN certification is highly preferred
EEO Statement
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status
Source : Fairview Health Services
