RN - Special Procedures

Shift Notes:4 – 9-hour shift option 10 - 8-hour shift option // Various start times available 0600, 0630, 0700

Hourly Rate: $30.00 - $47.00 (based on experience)
Potential Sign-On and Relocation discussed at interview

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.

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

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: $30.00 - $47.00 per hour

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification(AHA) (Required)
• CPR Certification (Required)
• ACLS Certification (Required)
• Illinois State License (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $30 - $47