GI Nurse

GI Nurse – Cass Regional Medical Center

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To provide quality patient care while following all standards of care and maintaining a safe environment for both inpatients and outpatients who are receiving a variety of specialty services and to provide proper documentation.

• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates patients receiving high risk specialty procedures (40% of the time).
• Performs pre‑procedure interviews per paper/computer correctly on all patients receiving class I and II invasive procedures, evaluates the information obtained, and formulates a plan of care prior to the patient procedure.
• Identifies the patients using two patient identifiers prior to the procedure 100% of the time.
• Performs a comprehensive nursing assessment on patients receiving class I and class II invasive procedures and documents completely including appropriate signatures, times and dates. Revises plan of care as indicated from the assessment.
• Interprets physiological information from technical equipment, on each patient and applies this information to the plan of care.
• Documents the findings from all assessments, evaluations and implementations on the patient record where, when, and how daily.
• Reports all critical abnormal assessments and lab values to the physician, per hospital policy and implements further orders immediately and documents details on the patient record.
• Utilizes AIDET (acknowledge, introduce, duration, explain and thank) initiatives to include managing up with each patient.
• Utilizes only approved abbreviations in patient documentation.
• Provides patient education (25% of the time).
• Evaluates patient learning ability and motivational levels. Implements alternative learning measures, as evidenced by patient or caregiver verbalisation or return demonstrations, as documented on the patient record.
• Effectively communicates discharge instructions to patient and responsible party at the time of discharge, per departmental discharge policy.
• Explains all procedures and medications to patients prior to implementation.
• Maintains a safe and comfortable environment (25% of the time).
• Removes malfunctioning equipment from unit immediately upon discovering problem.
• Completes requisition for repair or malfunctioning equipment by the end of shift.
• Cleans and stocks supplies within the department, as needed.
• Effectively communicates the plan of care on each patient to ancillary departments, case management and pharmacy staff as indicated by the orders received, patient diagnosis or condition.
• Ensures all required documents are on the chart prior to going into the procedure room (H&P, Check One, informed consent, test results if applicable).
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the communication, as evidenced by the preparedness of the patient and takes appropriate actions, including notifying the performing physician.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of location, care and operation of all departmental equipment.
• Accurately records, handles and labels specimens; demonstrates care of specimens.
• Ensures alarms on any assigned area are audible to alert staff.
• Checks code blue carts each shift and upon using the cart, ensuring it has an intact tag attached.
• Fully responsible for care of scopes when working in the procedure/decontamination rooms including cleaning, processing and storage.
• Follows written procedure for high level disinfection (HLD); knows responsibilities and the necessity for chemical monitoring.
• Able to accurately see and read colour changes to biological and chemical monitors.
• Develops and promotes hospital/unit initiatives and professional relations (5% of the time).
• Establishes and maintains effective communication and good working relationship with co‑workers for the patients benefit.
• Utilises initiatives; strives to maintain steady level of productivity; self‑motivated; manages activity and time; does not waste.
• Participates in planning ways to solve problems and make improvements in the department as needed.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Other duties as directed (5% of the time).