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Form of workHourly Rate: *** - *** (based on experience)
Shift Notes:
4 - 9-hour shift option 10 - 8-hour shift option // Various start times available 0600, 0630, 0700
JOB DESCRIPTION
Registered Nurses in Special Procedures are responsible for pre and postoperative assessment, intra procedural monitoring and assisting providers deliver exceptional care.
Responsibilities
Teaching - Employs teaching strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Relationships - Establishes effective working relationships with peers, physicians, and other members of the health care team. Identifies and confers with appropriate resources regarding patient care decisions.
Planning - Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
Outcomes Identification - Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
Knowledge - In collaboration with Leader/Director, actively pursues required knowledge and skills through orientation activities specific to the unit, unit based in-service programs, reading current literature and seeking new clinical learning opportunities.
Implementation - Implements care and supervises care delivered by other team members in alignment with the plan of care and approved safety and infection control standards.
Evaluation- Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes. Reports data and outcomes to as appropriate to physician and/or other disciplines.
Diagnosis - Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnosis, problems, and issues
Provides rationale for patient care decisions based on standards of care specific to department
Collaborates with physicians and other members of the health care team to address issues related to patients through the process of mutual information sharing, discussion, and decision making.
Participates in the ongoing variance monitoring of clinical pathways
Assists with GI diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and performing cleaning of scopes
Performs and assists with procedures including, but not limited to conscious sedation, pain management, IV therapy, blood and byproduct administration, bronchoscopy, minor surgery
Takes call after hours as assigned
Educates patients and families appropriately for their procedures and treatmen
Consistently processes patient charges for procedures and supplies correctly
Consistently documents care and service in accordance with current Plan for Provision of Care, systems (i.e. Meditech) and protocols.
Handles patient phone calls for patient education and/or reassurance needs
Assessment- Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient's health or the situation. Recognizes normal and abnormal findings when gathering data.
Coordination of Care- Plans and evaluates care in collaboration with appropriate disciplines for assigned patients.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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Requirements:
ADN (Required)
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support W/I 90 Days
BLS or CPR certification within 90 days of hire.
Experience with Gastroenterology, Pulmonology and/or Conscious Sedation preferred but not required.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
BLS
CPR
STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Illinois
