Travel Registered Nurse for Endoscopy providing age-specific plans of care, assessing status, and implementing treatments while collaborating with health team members.
Locations (3)
Forest Hills, Queens, United States
New York, United States
Connecticut, United States
Compensation
$3,800+/Week
Responsibilities
Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status
Conducts patient interview, explains policies and procedures to patient/significant others, reviews patient’s chart and answers questions correctly and courteously
Assesses gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and neurological health status
Determines mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition and adjusts plan of care, as appropriate
Provide and coordinate patient-centric and evidence based nursing care by ensuring compliance to ethical and professional standards set by regulatory authorities and the company
Responsibilities
Deliver quality patient care in collaboration with the multi professional team according to set clinical standards and relevant legislation
Ensure patient safety by identifying, preventing and managing risks in accordance with clinical risk policies, procedures and relevant legislation
Take active responsibility for positive patient experiences by creating a conducive environment as guided by nursing leadership
Create and contribute to a learning environment that builds employee competence by actively supervising, mentoring and coaching learners and nursing employees
Responsible for delivery of patient care through nursing process in surgical services, coordinating nursing care and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
The Endoscopy Technician supports the delivery of high-quality gastrointestinal and pulmonary endoscopic care by preparing patients, equipment, and procedure rooms; assisting providers during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; and ensuring compliance with infection control, patient safety, and regulatory standards.
Responsibilities
Prepare and set up procedure rooms with appropriate supplies, instruments, and equipment
Prepare patients for procedures, including positioning, assisting with ambulation and dressing, transportation, and applying or removing monitoring equipment
Assist physicians and nursing staff during procedures in obtaining specimens, managing and initial troubleshooting equipment
Perform manual cleaning, high-level disinfection, sterilization, transportation, and storage of endoscope equipment
Calibrate and perform routine maintenance on equipment
Requirements
High school diploma or GED
Graduate of an accredited surgical technology program