RN - Endoscopy

About the Role

Compassionate, detail-oriented RN with strong assessment and care coordination skills. Effective communicator who builds trust and rapport with patients and interdisciplinary teams. Able to thrive in a fast-paced procedural setting and manage multiple priorities.

Qualifications

• 1 year of nursing experience preferred
• High school diploma or GED required
• Current Louisiana RN licensure required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within one year of hire
• CGRN Certification and SGNA membership encouraged/preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program for you and your family
• Professional development & support
• Generous paid time off
• Flexible positions
• Baton Rouge General Fit! program

Responsibilities

Job purpose or mission: To improve the quality of life of patients and families by coordinating patient care processes of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, and appropriate support services for the age population served, as defined in the department's scope of service.

Essential Job Functions Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Coordinates patient assessment through collection of patient's health data
• Analyzes patient assessments to determine nursing diagnoses and identifies expected outcomes
• Coordinates an interdisciplinary plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
• Implements the interventions identified in the plan of care
• Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes
• Provides on-going patient assessment and emotional support to the patient prior to the induction of endoscopy procedures and during the procedures
• Administers and monitors Procedural Sedation
• Performs other duties as assigned

About Baton Rouge General

Baton Rouge General is a community of compassionate, caring individuals who set the bar when it comes to healthcare excellence. Our mission is to preserve and restore health, one person at a time. From clinical to non-clinical – what you do here matters. With over 600 licensed beds between three campuses, Baton Rouge General offers the full spectrum of care from delivering newborns to providing end-of-life support through hospice. With clinics located throughout Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas, our physician group provides patients with comprehensive care and a full suite of specialties, including internal and family medicine and specialty care.