Full Time Preop/PACU Registered Nurse (RN)

Texas GI Endoscopy Center is among the top endoscopic surgery centers in Mesquite offering outstanding patient care in a comfortable environment. The physicians for Texas GI are multi-lingual providing care to patients who speak Spanish, Italian and Arabic. When you trust your healthcare to Texas GI, you are making a choice for convenience, affordability and high-quality care.

 

Description

Texas GI Endoscopy Center is among the top endoscopic surgery centers in Mesquite offering outstanding patient care in a comfortable environment. The physicians for Texas GI are multi-lingual providing care to patients who speak Spanish, Italian and Arabic. When you trust your healthcare to Texas GI, you are making a choice for convenience, affordability and high-quality care.

We are currently searching for a Full Time GI Endoscopy Registered Nurse to work Mondays – Fridays (35+ hours) who can work cooperatively with staff and physicians and perform a variety of tasks.  Major responsibility will be providing patient care throughout the endoscopy process; pre-procedure admission and assessment, post-procedure assessment and recovery, and occasionally administering IV conscious sedation during procedures. Responsible for monitoring the patient’s condition and vital signs.

• Monday - Friday
• No weekends
• Paid holidays off
• No call
• 1:1 - 1:2 ratios
• Flexible Schedule
• Excellent work environment
• Work/Life balance

General Duties

• Participates as a team member in support of the total peri-procedure process
• Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
• Organizes nursing activities efficiently and effectively
• Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
• Considers cost containment by using supplies economically and in effective turnover time
• Assists with supply, drug, and equipment inventories to maintain stock level and availability
• Identifies the patient and correct interventions according to policy/procedure and communicates such information to all members of the healthcare team
• Reviews patients’ medical records/needs to plan care with other healthcare team members
• Provides comfort and reassurance to patient
• Maintains patients’ privacy and dignity
• Explains procedures and care to the patient
• Assists with the proper and safe positioning of the patient
• Administers medication per order of physician and based on condition of patient
• Monitors patient condition and maintains accurate documentation pre-procedure, during procedure, and post-procedure
• Provides continuity of patient care by communicating with other peri-procedure care personnel and documenting records accordingly
• Responds in a timely manner to meet the needs of the patient and physician
• Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders and direction
• Documents patient-care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures
• Accurately advises others responsible for care of the patient about the patient’s status
• Effectively organized time, equipment, supplies and personnel
• Uses equipment effectively by anticipating patient needs and providing appropriate care
• Confirms that proper techniques and procedures are used according to accepted standards of practice

Pre-Procedure Duties

• Maintains order and cleanliness of the pre-procedure area
• Performs thorough pre-procedure patient assessment required in the outpatient setting
• Assists in assessing the physical and emotional status of the patient prior to admission
• Provides pre-procedure instruction and explanation of patient rights and responsibilities
• Describes the peri-procedure experience to the patient/significant other, including what to expect before, during, and after the procedure, and how the significant other will participate
• Obtains pertinent patient records prior to patient’s arrival
• Performs all pre-procedure testing (glucose or pregnancy testing)
• Reports all abnormal values to anesthesia provider/MD
• Explains informed consent for procedure, patients’ rights/responsibilities, and pre-procedure/post-procedure instructions
• Obtains necessary signatures
• Informs patient about routine care and procedures related to the peri-procedure experience
• Discusses all findings with anesthesia provider prior to anesthesia provider’s pre-procedure evaluation of patient
• Provides comfort and reassurance to the patient and supports the patient’s right to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality
• Documents pre-procedure care according to