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RN - Digestive Health Procedures
CARLE • Murdock, IL 61941 • Posted 5 days ago
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The Registered Nurse (RN) in Digestive Health Procedures at CARLE is responsible for providing direct patient care to patients undergoing endoscopy procedures, including prep, intra-procedure, and recovery phases for routine GI procedures such as colonoscopy and upper endoscopy. This role involves moderate sedation administration under physician direction, working collaboratively with other departments and staff, and ensuring patient and employee safety. The RN will also complete initial patient assessments, develop and implement care plans, and provide education to patients.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care through the phases of endoscopy procedures, including prep, intra-procedure, and recovery.
- Administer moderate sedation under the direction of a physician.
- Work collaboratively with other departments and unit staff to provide care to inpatient and outpatient populations.
- Delegate to unlicensed personnel as appropriate.
- Complete initial patient assessments upon admission.
- Develop and implement care plans based on patient and family needs.
- Implement care plans, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures.
- Modify care plans based on continuous evaluation.
- Take responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
- Communicate with others to resolve issues and offer constructive feedback for professional development.
- Identify own learning needs and initiate solutions.
- Prepare patients for procedures, including completing assessments, reviewing health histories, starting IVs, and providing education.
- Monitor and sedate patients during their procedures.
- Care for patients in both phase 1 and phase 2 recovery.
- Assist the CRNA during cases requiring anesthesia involvement.
Qualifications
Required
- Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Ability to provide direct patient care.
- Knowledge of endoscopy procedures and patient care.
- Ability to administer moderate sedation under physician direction.
- Collaborative working skills with other departments and staff.
- Ability to delegate to unlicensed personnel.
- Skills in patient assessment and care planning.
- Ability to implement care plans and modify based on evaluation.
- Commitment to patient and employee safety.
- Effective communication skills for issue resolution and professional development.
- Ability to identify and initiate solutions for own learning needs.
- Skills in patient preparation for procedures, including assessment, health history review, and IV start.
- Knowledge of patient monitoring and sedation during procedures.
- Experience in phase 1 and phase 2 recovery patient care.
- Ability to assist the CRNA during anesthesia-involved cases.
About CARLE
Carle Health is a healthcare organization operating in Illinois, offering a wide range of services including clinical care, health insurance, research, and academics. They have a team of nearly 16,500 members providing high-quality care through eight hospitals, physician group practices, health insurance plans, and medical education institutions, with a focus on innovation, diversity, and community impact.
Full Job Description
*** Scheduling options: 4 9 hr shifts/week OR 9 8 hour shifts in two week schedule ***
The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for patients undergoing endoscopy procedures including prep, intra procedure and recovery phases for routine GI procedures of colonoscopy and upper endoscopy with opportunity to train for advanced and pulmonary teams. The RN will provide direct patient care, rotating through the phases, and deliver moderate sedation under direction of physician. Works collaboratively with other departments and unit staff to provide care to inpatient and outpatient populations and delegates to unlicensed personal as appropriate.
The staff Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility for patients undergoing endoscopy procedures including prep, intra procedure and recovery phases for routine GI procedures of colonoscopy and upper endoscopy with opportunity to train for advanced and pulmonary teams. The RN will provide direct patient care, rotating through the phases, and deliver moderate sedation under direction of physician. Works collaboratively with other departments and unit staff to provide care to inpatient and outpatient populations and delegates to unlicensed personal as appropriate.
- Performs all responsibilities and duties required by unit as specific to the scope of service. Implements procedures and theories related to the specific area of practice. Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to assure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team.
- Completes initial assessment upon patient admission and develops appropriate plan of care in accordance with unit standards and that is based on patient and family needs. Implements plan of care, nursing interventions, and patient care procedures. Modifies plan of care based upon continuous evaluation.
- Takes responsibility for patient and employee safety by reporting and/or correcting safety hazards and incidents.
- Communicates with others directly and in private when necessary to resolve issues. Offers constructive feedback to assist in the professional development of peers, and confers with colleagues to expand knowledge base. Identifies own learning needs and takes initiative to begin appropriate solution.
- Fulfills all requirements of departmental competencies.
- Prepares patient for procedure. Completes assessment, reviews health history, starts IV and provides education to patient.
- Monitors and sedates patients during their procedure.
- Cares for patients in both phase 1 and phase 2 recovery.
- Assists the CRNA during cases requiring anesthesia involvement.
- The overall role of the professional RN in Digestive Health is to define, direct, supervise and evaluate patient care directly and via delegation to others by using the nursing process.
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