Registered Nurse Endoscopy

** Job Description Summary
** The RN in endoscopy prepares the surgical patient for Endoscopy Room readiness. Records and verifies medications, performs patient assessment for surgery, verifies history, starts IV's, administers medications per physician/anesthesia order, receives the patient into post op care after surgical procedure from PACU, attest to wound/surgical site and charts the status, addresses pain management of the post op patient and discharges the patient from facility to home after verbally going over the post op care instructions, return appointment with the caregiver present.
This position does have an On
- Call Requirement and is subject to department need.
** Entity
* * Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
** Worker Type
** Employee
* * Worker Sub-Type
** Regular
* * Cost Center
** CC004761 ORBG - Endoscopy
** Pay Rate Type
** Hourly
* * Pay Grade
** Health-28
** Scheduled Weekly Hours
** 40
* * Work Shift
**** Job Description
**** Job Summary
** Provide professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinate care planning with other disciplines.
** Work Environment
** Regularly exposed to infectious, contagious and blood borne diseases.  Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.  Exposed to unpleasant elements including accidents, injuries and illnesses.  Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.  Must be able to handle emergency or crisis situations.  Must be able to handle emergency or crisis situations.  Is occasionally subject to irregular hours. Occasional exposure to radiation.
** Supervisory Responsibilities
** LPN, CNA, WS, Tech, MOA
** Financial Responsibilities
** Financial stewardship of supplies and resources.
** Essential Functions
*** Documents initial nursing histories, assesses patients’ conditions per policy requirements and develops individual care plans for patients taking into consideration their physical, psycho-social, environmental, cultural, and spiritual needs.
* Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care according to established policies and procedures.
* Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consult with other specialists as required and revises nursing care processes as necessary to obtain optimal patient care.
* Coordinates discharge planning.
* Monitors and records patients’ condition.
* Maintains confidentiality.
* Using an interdisciplinary approach, formulates a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning [including family teaching] as appropriate.
* Coordinates patients’ ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services.
* Communicates patients’ condition during hand-offs.
* Performs other miscellaneous and related duties as assigned by the director of nursing, charge nurse and/or medical staff.
* Performs charge duties as requested by director, after six (6) months nursing experience and appropriate training as required.
* Rounds on patients per policy to improve clinical outcome.
* Orients or mentors new staff members.
* Listens effectively to the patient to facilitate care requirements.
* Provides first line customer service response.
* Follows the MUSC Standards of Behaviors.
* Other duties as assigned.
** Physical Requirements
** Physical requirements are primarily related to the essential functions of any job. In order to perform the essential functions of this position, you must be able to stand up to twelve (12) hours, walk, sit, use hands, reach, stoop, kneel, talk, hear and smell.  Must be able to lift or exert energy up to 35 pounds. MUSC has purchased patient transfer/lift devices to reduce the physical lifting of patients.

Safe patient handling equipment is to be utilized for the transfer and lifting of patients greater than 35 pounds.

Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe area that can be seen move up/down or left/right) and depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances).
** Mental Requirements
** Must possess the ability to read and interpret business…