RN Endoscopy PRN

About the Role

Join a national learning health system transforming care delivery, advancing clinical outcomes, and empowering nursing teams in a collaborative effort to give people a healthier tomorrow. This role offers self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for predictability, a culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff, and continuous investment in equipment to enhance patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room. Unit leaders, including charge nurses, round regularly to ensure your voice is heard on patient care and surgical workflow improvements. On-call is required during select non-business hours.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery.
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process.
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification.
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy.
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team—consisting of providers, surgeons, surgical technologists, and more.
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients.
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly.
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment, and follow-up measures.

Requirements

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure.
• Associate Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma.

No travel required.

Benefits

Memorial Health University Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.