Manager Of Endoscopy

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• BSN Degree, or currently enrolled in BNS program is preferred.

• Recent clinical Endoscopy Unit or Operating Room experience required.
• At least 2 years of Nursing management experience is strongly preferred.

Required Skills

• Must be able to function in an environment with competing priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to multitask.

• Assesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
• Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
• Provides timely and thorough reports on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
• Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician’s orders, protocols, policies and procedures.
• Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
• Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients’ response to medication.
• Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
• Coordinates the Endoscopy schedule in collaboration with the PACU, SDC, PAT and Anesthesia Department to ensure patient well-being during the perioperative process.
• Coordinates and organizes patient flow for Endoscopy with Proceduralist, anesthesiologists, RN's, Endoscopy Technicians and other departments.
• Creates and manages monthly staffing schedules, daily and call assignments. Ensures complete coverage.
• Prioritizes and reprioritizes department needs based on changes and additions to the Endoscopy schedule.
• Demonstrates the clinical expertise necessary to function as a role model for staff on a daily basis.
• Utilizes the nursing process in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for patients undergoing procedural intervention.
• Maintains current knowledge of the uses of all equipment, medications and instrumentation needed during Endoscopy procedure interventions.
• Assures that work assigned to personnel under their supervision is completed accurately and thoroughly while optimizing own time through effective delegation.
• Supports and promotes strict adherences to the policies and procedures outlined in the department and hospital policy manual at all times. Stays current in the evidence based practice standards, updates policy as needed and on regular bases.