RN-GI FT days w/ On-Call

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Plans, provides, supervises and documents professional nursing care utilizing the nursing process for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures.
• Communicates and collaborates with nurses, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team to develop a plan of care to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care.
• Charts observations and activities related to patient care in electronic health record.
• Provides safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care for a patient population using critical thinking skills, advocacy abilities and ethical approaches.
• Guides and directs assigned unlicensed assistive personnel in delivering interdisciplinary patient care.
• Affirms and documents signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition and reports changes to the physician.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, infection control and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standards.
• Participates in Quality Assurance/Process Improvement initiatives to improve patient safety and outcomes, such as monitoring compliance of core measures, infection control practices, etc.
• Educates patient/family prior to discharge regarding the diagnosis, medication and discharge instructions.
• Collections blood specimens by venipuncture or microtechniques for laboratory analysis necessary for patient treatment and diagnosis.

Department Specific Duties And Responsibilities

• Transfers after 9 month of service available
• Administers Moderate sedation.
• Answers patient questions and addressing their concerns.
• Observes patient vital signs and documents per protocol.
• Maintains recovering patients after procedures.
• Administers the necessary medication to patients.
• Keeps the patient informed throughout the duration of the procedure.
• Completes all necessary documentation including patient notes and discharge documents.
• Prepares the instruments, equipment and supplies for the procedure/ Room set-up.
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment before use.
• Assists doctors throughout the procedure.
• Administers IV drips.
• Familiar with endoscopic equipment.
• Cross train to SDS or PACU.
• On-Call responsibilities.

BENEFITS FOR FULL TIME NURSES AFTER 90 DAYS

• Medical benefits-BSBS Network/VSP
• Flexible Spending Acct.
• Retail Plan-403b (non-for profit)
• We match!
• Tuition Reimbursement-up to 5,000-restrictions apply
• Public service Loan forgiveness Program -Federal Student Loans ONLY (We are a qualified co.)
• We're on Americorps list of qualified hospitals (nurse grant)
• Conference & Certification Reimbursement -up to 750. annually
• BLS, CPI Trainings-onsite no charge
• Carebridge-(EAP)PTO accrual-8 hrs per check
• Nurse's park for free
• Updated nurses picnic area to enjoy
• HPH Wellness Center employee memberships