Registered Nurse - Endoscopy Suite - Christiana

Christiana Care Health System, a Magnet(r) health care organization with over 1,100 beds between its two hospitals (Christiana Hospital & Wilmington Hospital) and the only Level I trauma service on the East Coast corridor between Philadelphia & Baltimore, has been honored repeatedly as "One of America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report.

The Endoscopy Suite at the Christiana Hospital is looking for an RN to work a full time schedule. This is predominately a day shift with possible extended coverage. Rotation to the Wilmington as needed is required as well.

The endoscopic nurse provides nursing care for inpatients and outpatients requiring endoscopic procedures, such as, EGD, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasounds, PEG tube placements, motility studies, Ph monitoring, small bowel enteroscopy, pleuroscopy, and pulmonary procedures!

This RN also rotates to the prep and recovery side of endoscopy. Providing care before and after the procedures including level one Post Anesthesia Care. In this position you will deliver care to inpatients, outpatients and ICU patients, and coverage for both sites 7 days per week/ 24hrs on weekends!

The endoscopy nurse is responsible for the following:

• Assisting the physician with all endoscopic procedures and bronchoscopies.
• Obtains biopsy and pathology specimens during procedures.
• Order additional testing as directed by anesthesiology.
• Coordinate moderate sedation for non MAC procedures.
• Provide assistance/support to physician and anesthesia during procedures.
• Respond to and act on emergent situations/codes within the department.
• Educate patient and family/patient regarding procedure, expectations about medications, disease process, discharge instructions.
• Monitoring of patient during recovery phase post anesthesia or moderate sedation including b/p, oxygen saturation, respiration, level of consciousness, pain level, EKG rhythm, and pulse.
• On call for all emergent cases
• Performs other duties as required

Requirements:

• BSN preferred
• Commitment to obtaining within three years of date of hire can be considered with relevant experience.
• Minimum 2 year of RN experience in areas of Critical Care or Perioperative Services or HVIS or ED required.
• Previous procedural and GI Lab experience is preferred.
• BLS required; ACLS required