RN - Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

Geisinger; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a qualified Registered Nurse for their Endoscopy team. This dynamic role involves patient care, assisting in procedures, and ensuring compliance with treatment plans in a fast-paced clinical environment. The position offers a robust benefits package along with a $15,000 joining incentive for a 2-year commitment.

Benefits

Full benefits starting on day one

Generous paid time off (PTO)

$5,000 tuition reimbursement per year

MyHealth Rewards wellness program

Family-friendly support including parental leave pay

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year RN work experience required.
• Preferable prior pre/post procedural experience.

Responsibilities

• Documents patient medical history and vital signs.
• Assists in GI endoscopic procedures.
• Monitors patients during conscious sedation.

Skills

Patient care

IV administration

Medication administration

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) License

Job description

• 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.

** This position qualifies for a $15,000 joining incentive for a 2-year work commitment. Certain stipulations do apply.

Prior pre/post procedural experience is preferred.

• Hours: Rotation of start times between 6:30am, 7am and 8am
• On-call rotation (includes weekends and holidays) - to be discussed at interview
• Experience: minimum of 1 year RN work experience is required
• Union: Yes

The endoscopy department at Geisinger Wyoming Valley is a fast paced procedure-based unit that performs a variety of endoscopic procedures including esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), colonoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), bronchoscopy, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) on mostly adult patients for a myriad of indications.

The highly skilled endoscopy team is comprised of gastroenterologists and pulmonologists, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, endoscopy technicians, unit coordinator, clinical team coordinator, and clinical nurse supervisor. We pride ourselves as a dynamic team that balances the high output needs of outpatient and urgent inpatient cases throughout the day to deliver tertiary level care in a community setting to patients in the region.

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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. We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. To learn more: https://jobs.geisinger.org/diversity

• 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