Registered Nurse Endoscopy Full Time-Flexible Hours

Riverside Health System; Newport News (VA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverside Health System in Newport News, Virginia is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Endoscopy Unit. The role involves assessing and planning nursing care for patients across several Riverside facilities, including the Endoscopy Unit.

The RN will administer moderate sedation, assist with monitored anesthesia, and support safe patient transitions. Requirements include a nursing degree (or equivalent), ACLS within 180 days, BLS/CPR, and strong skills in patient education, documentation, and

Qualifications

• RN degree required or preferred depending on vacancy.
• BLS/CPR certification required at hire.
• ACLS certification required within 180 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients.
• Administer moderate sedation and monitor anesthesia-related care.
• Supervise non-professional staff and ensure patient safety.
• Educate patients/families and document care per RHS standards.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team for care transitions.

Skills

Patient education

Care coordination

Emergency response

Documentation

Team collaboration

Delegation

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Associate Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma (Program Graduate)

HS Diploma or GED (if Nursing Diploma not earned)

Job description

Newport News, Virginia

Hiring Range

$36.50 - $50.23/HourlyActual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Full Time Flexible Hours Available

Works under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and the Director and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating the total nursing care of assigned patients. The RN may work in a variety of settings in the Endoscopy Unit (Riverside Gastroenterology Specialist - Newport News, HSC Gastroenterology, and RRMC) and other roles within Riverside Health System. The RN utilizes communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making to create a care plan for each patient based on physiological, psychosocial and cultural diversity. Must effectively administer Moderate Sedation, ensure patient safety during monitored anesthesia care, and circulate during general anesthesia cases. Performs emergent and advanced endoscopy at a level II trauma center. Responsible for supervising and delegating non-professional personnel working directly with him/her to ensure optimum patient care. Must demonstrate competence in dealing with needs of the specific patient populations, including critical care patients, served in the Endoscopy Unit. Works under the direction of leadership and a multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive range of services or clinical care associated with and in accordance with standards of excellence established by Riverside Health system and facility goals and strategic plans. Must be a team player and float to the needs of the department.

What you will do

• Ability to delegate and prioritize tasks appropriately to facilitate quality patient care and ensure patient care needs are met. Able to recognize and respond to emergency situations. Evaluates own needs for support and uses identified systems to meet need.
• Accurately completes all required clinical and quality documentation consistently per RHS standards and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates understanding of diverse patient care populations and ability to modify education method to ensure patient/family comprehension. Educates by assuming responsibility to individualize and coordinate patient education, and discharge specific education that includes family/caregiver. Evaluates for patient comprehension and documents.
• Partners with patients and families to develop, implement and evaluate plan of care, treatments and procedures that contribute to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes of the patient. Assesses and incorporates evidence-based standards of practice. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the coordination care. Facilitates safe patient transitions to the next care setting as part of plan of care.
• Demonstrates ability to assess patient clinical and psychosocial needs by applying standards of practice as it relates to the specialty or patient population served in the Endoscopy Unit. ( I.E. surgical, med surg, critical care, ED, specialty unit).
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency to facilitate patient throughput to assure patients receive consistent, competent, and ethical care. Focuses on quality outcomes of patient care when addressing customer's needs to include current evidence based practice and quality measures. Completes Moderate Sedation Audits to comply with monitoring moderate sedation outcomes.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or
• Associates Degree, Nursing (Preferred) or
• Program Graduate, Nursing (Nursing Diploma is minimum education requirement, Associate's or Bachelor's in Nursing accepted in lieu of Nursing Diploma) (Required) and
• High School Diploma or GED, HS Diploma/GED only required if Nursing Diploma Graduate (Required)

Experience

• 1 year Related Experience (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Licensed as Registered Nurse by the state of Virginia or compact state Upon Hire(Required) and
• CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) Upon Hire(Required) and
• ACLS Provider - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 180 Days(Required)