RN - Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

Geisinger; Lewistown (Mifflin County); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health, dental & vision from day one

Multiple medical plan options

HSA & FSA options

Company-paid life insurance

401(k) with company contributions

Generous PTO

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000

MyHealth Rewards program

Family & parental leave support

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Voluntary benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Geisinger is seeking an Endoscopy RN to provide patient assessment, teaching, and coordination of care in a fast-paced GI clinic. You will support providers during endoscopic procedures and ensure accurate documentation and follow-up of tests.

ACLS certification is required within 6 months of hire, and endoscopy experience is strongly preferred. This full-time role offers a comprehensive benefits package, holiday/weekend call rotation, and opportunities for professional growth within Geisinger.

Formación

• Endoscopy experience is strongly preferred.
• ACLS certification required within 6 months of hire.

Responsabilidades

• Obtains and documents patient history, chief complaint, vitals, and prepares patient for examinations.
• Assists with GI endoscopic procedures to aid diagnosis.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and paperwork for labs.
• Trains and orients new personnel to support patients and provider.
• Executes and documents ongoing patient communication.
• Educates patients on conditions and treatment compliance.
• Inserts and manages IVs per protocol.
• Administers medications.
• Administers blood products and conscious sedation.
• Monitors patients under sedation and recovery.
• Monitors supplies and controlled substances; tracks expiration and usage.
• Inspects diagnostic equipment to ensure proper operation and maintenance needs.
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments per protocol.
• Leads clinic nurses and endoscopy technicians.
• Inserts and administers IV therapies per protocol.
• Administers preop/pre-procedure meds; Instructs patients and families preop and provides emotional support.
• Recognizes early changes and initiates management of complications.
• Collaborates with anesthesia for moderate sedation.

Conocimientos

Endoscopy experience

ACLS certification

Descripción del empleo

The Endoscopy RN performs patient assessment, patient/family teaching and triage. Provides primary clinical support to the provider and patient to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient's condition. Follows up on diagnostic testing to ensure completion, accuracy, and filing in medical record to ensure continuity and care.

This role is full-time, 40 hours weekly with hours from 8a-430p with rotation and rotating holiday and weekend call.

Endoscopy experience is strongly preferred. ACLS certification will be required within 6 months of hire.

Benefits of Working at Geisinger:

Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members, but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally.

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents
• Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) anda health savings account (HSA)
• Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive
• Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance.

Job Duties

• Obtains and documents patient medical history, chief complaint, vital signs, and provides basic medical data base for provider, and prepares patient for examinations.
• Assists provider in performance of GI endoscopic procedures as directed by provider to facilitate accurate diagnosis.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork to expedite laboratory studies with maximum accuracy and efficiency.
• Assists with orientation of new personnel to ensure that they are appropriately trained to support patients and provider.
• Executes and documents ongoing patient communication.
• Provides instruction to ensure patient's understanding of medical condition and compliance with treatment instructions.
• Inserts, monitors, regulates and discontinues IVs as required by provider.
• Administers medications.
• Administers blood products, IV push medications and conscious sedation.
• Monitors patients having conscious sedation and during recovery.
• Monitors inventory medical and surgical supplies, pharmaceutical and controlled substances to ensure adequate supply levels, verify expiration dates, document utilization, optimize organizational efficiency and space utilization.
• Routinely inspects and observes condition and operation of diagnostic equipment and instrumentation to ensure proper operation and identify need for preventive and corrective maintenance.
• May clean, sterilize and prepare instruments, according to established protocols, to ensure required level of asepsis and adequate availability.
• Oversees and leads work activities of other Clinic Nurses and Endoscopy Technicians.
• Inserts and administers intravenous therapy per unit protocol.
• Administers preoperative, pre-procedure medication as ordered and indicated per unit protocol Instructs patients and significant others during the preoperative, pre-procedural period and offers emotional support.
• Recognizes early changes in the patient's condition, any unusual events or post-operative complications and initiates appropriate action for the management of those events or complications.
• Collaborates with anesthesia services in the administration of moderate sedation.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.