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Overview
Service Coordinator GI LabEndoscopy
Full Time 80 Hours Per Pay Period Day Shift
On call one night/week and about every 6th weekend with rotating holiday call. Must be within a 30 minute drive to the hospital for call coverage.
Fort Sanders Regional Overview:
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is an awardwinning certified and accredited facility with 468 beds. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center Fort Sanders offers stateofthe art care that maximizes recovery from stroke. We are also the regions leader in technology in areas such as bariatric surgery robotic surgery and minimally invasive spine surgery. Our doortoballoon times for heart attack patients are below the national average and our hip fracture center offers advanced diagnosis surgery and recovery procedures for hip patients.
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is a member ofCovenant Health a locallyowned nonprofit health system based in Knoxville TN with a patientfocused culture. It has been recognized byForbes Magazine as its 2020 BestinStateEmployerfor Tennessee. The CEO of our company Jim VanderSteeg attends every new employee orientation and will ask you to sign our pledge of excellence to always put patients first strive for excellence in everything we do and make Covenant Health the first and best choice for patients in our region. As youd expect we offer our employees arobust benefits package including: offering unmatched medical insurance tuition reimbursement; student loan repayment assistance certification bonuses; leadership and professional development programs; an employermatched 401(k); and a generous Combined Time Off (CTO) program.
Department Description:
The Endoscopy Lab at Fort Sanders Regional is a fastpaced team focused environment that has four endoscopy suites and a bronchoscopy suite. It serves as an outpatient ambulatory surgery center and accommodates inpatient addon procedures.
Procedures performed include but arent limited to colonoscopies esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) peg tube placement pill cam studies bronchoscopy endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and Super Dimension Navigation. Our team consists of RNs CSTs CNAs and a departmental assistant.
Nursing responsibilities rotate within the department and include preop intraop and postop care with occasional scope room coverage as needed. Nurses are trained to prepare patients for procedures assist the physicians with the procedures electronically document the cases handle specimens educate patients for home care and ensure patients meet criteria prior to discharge. Our department is open MondayFriday 6a5:30p with holiday after hours and weekend call coverage. Call requirements for CSTs and RNs is one night per week and every 6th weekend with rotating holiday coverage.
We are looking for team focused RNs who are highly motivated with critical thinking skills computer proficiency detail oriented and who are willing to put their patients first.
Position Summary: Provides leadership and oversight for specialty area. Acts as a resource for the specialty area.
If you have any questions please contact Recruiter: Lacey Spoon
Responsibilities
- Develops service goals.
- Responds to specialty/emergency/needs as needed.
- Functions as a resource person and team leader.
- Demonstrates competence in critical skills to include delivery of care appropriate to the agespecific needs of the population served.
- Evaluates service inventory and adjusts.
- Orders specialty items.
- Serves as liaison with medical staff and other customers.
- Serves as expert resource and consultant for specialty area.
- Coordinates maintenance of service equipment.
- Maintains proficiency for specialty area.
- Researches alternatives for usage of equipment/instruments.
- Provides feedback (verbal and written) on staff performance.
- Refers personnel conflict management to supervisor manager or director.
- Develops and implements educational training programs for personnel.
- Assumes departmental charge responsibilities as needed (weekends 311 holidays etc..
- Recommends staff assignments to provide optimal customer satisfaction.
- Identifies learning needs with staff.
- Monitors schedule in advance to prevent conflicts and coordinates needs.
- Problem solves and trouble shoots specialty conflicts (equipment instrumentation etc..
- Researches and submits proposed budget purchase items each year and as needed.
- Maintains/updates specialty charges.
- Maintains develops and updates specialty surgeon preference cards.
- Develops specialty instrumentation trays and procedural packs.
- Meets with staff monthly to discuss staff needs goals and problems as associated with the services.
- Provides at least eight 8 credit hours of inservice per year.
- Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
Minimum of four 4 years professional experience. Previous GI and leadership experience preferred.
Licensure Requirement:
Valid Tennessee RN license or current and active national Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification established by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA).
RN License
Employment Type
Full-Time
