Summary:
- 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.
- Reports to Supervisor of the Unit.
Duties 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.
Education and Experience Requirements:- Current registered nurse licensure in good standing.
- One year of recent GI experience in hospital base setting AHA BLS, ACLS required.
Job Disclaimer:
Cynet Health is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Cynet Health complies with all applicable state and federal laws regarding employment and consideration of unemployment status.
Estimated Weekly Total is based on working the listed number of hours per week and includes available stipend amounts; eligibility may vary subject to company policy and applicable law. Please contact a recruiter for full details.
Benefits:
- USRx Care & ScriptSourcing Pharmacy Benefits
- Teladoc Allied health plan members (and their dependents - even if not covered under your Allied health plan)can access free sick or acute care consults with board-certified physicians 24/7
- (AD&D) Accidental Death & Dismemberment benefits
- Disability - Long-Term and or Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Benefits - Accident & Critical Illness + Cancer benefits.
- Legal Assitance
- Identity Protection
- Employee Assistance Program
- Assist America Travel Assist
- Genomic Life
- HSA - pre-tax
- Discount program
Referral Program:
Referrals are the highest compliment a recruiter and an agency can receive. We recognize that good referrals are hard to come by which is why we created a unique offering for anyone that chooses to refer someone to us. We provide referral bonuses for up to 3 assignments for the clinician that you send to us.
To Qualify, Referrals are candidates not in our database, assignments must be 13 weeks in length, and subsequent assignments must be within 30 days of the previous assignment to qualify.
Loyalty Program:
We value hard work and commitment, and our Loyalty program showcases just that. Earn exclusive rewards and perks as you clock hours toward your loyalty milestones. You are rewarded for the number of hours you work, not based on the number of assignments, so the more you work, the more you unlock. We like to offer achievable milestones that can happen BEFORE your assignment ends, not just after. We know you have your choice in selecting an agency, so at Cynet, it pays to be loyal.
Accumulated hours expire after one year of separation/inactivity from your last assignment and reset to zero.
