Registered Nurse-Hourly
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Job Location:
Clifton, NJ - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Essential Duties Tasks and Responsibilities
- Proactively participates as a team member in support of the total endoscopy process
- Organizes time equipment supplies and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
- Supervises and directs patient care in the endoscopy room
- Verifies patient procedure prior to transport to procedure room
- Participates in time out in procedure room
- Uses safe surgery check list
- Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
- Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
- Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and by managing efficient turnover time
- Assists with supplies drugs and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
- Addresses patient needs specific to the endoscopy procedure
- Transports patients to the endoscopy room as needed observing policies procedures and safety requirements
- Using two patient identifiers identifies the patient and correct procedure according to policy and procedures and communicates with the healthcare team
- Reviews patients medical record and needs to provide continuity of care collaboratively with other members of the healthcare team; communicates variances appropriately to other healthcare team members
- Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
- Maintains patients privacy and dignity
- Explains procedure(s) and plan of care to the patient
- Works collaboratively with the healthcare team to prepare the procedure room according to requirements of patient physician and procedure to includes but not be limited to assembling and providing properly functioning equipment supplies and instruments
Qualifications
1. Cooperative work attitude toward coworkers management patients visitors and physicians
2. Ability to promote favorable center image with physicians patients insurance companies and general public
3. Ability to make decisions and solve problems
Requirements
1. High school graduate or GED certification
2. Graduate of accredited school of nursing
3. RN with active license in appropriate state
4. CPR certification
5. IV conscious sedation training
6. Endoscopy experience
7. Evidence of leadership qualities
8. Strong ethical and moral character references
9. Language skills adequate for high-level written interpersonal and telephone communication in American English
Preferred
1. ACLS certification 2. ASC experience 3. Computer literacy
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
About Company
AMSURG is the nationally recognized leader in the strategic and operational management of surgery centers.
