Job Description
Job Description
As a Registered Nurse in Endoscopy, your insights and contributions to patient care are highly valued and encouraged at every level. Whether through collaborative interactions with your direct supervisor or more structured roles in hospital councils and national nursing initiatives, you will play a key role in shaping decisions that enhance patient outcomes and the nursing profession.
Overview of the Role and Qualifications
Position Highlights:
- Self-scheduling options available four weeks in advance, providing predictability in your work hours.
- A culture that fosters mutual respect and teamwork among all surgical personnel.
- Ongoing investment in state-of-the-art equipment, including surgical tools and patient positioning devices, to ensure optimal patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room.
- Regular interactions with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow enhancements are considered.
- On-call duties required during specific non-business hours.
Your Responsibilities in This Role:
- Assess patients prior to surgical procedures.
- Provide education to patients and their families regarding the procedure and the peri-operative process.
- Take charge of patient preparation, which includes intravenous therapy, administering preoperative medications, and verifying surgical sites.
- Engage in surgical site verification processes, including briefings, time-outs, debriefings, and adherence to universal protocols as per hospital guidelines.
- Identify and respond to patient emergencies effectively.
- Deliver high-quality, patient-focused care while implementing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement strategies.
- Be an essential part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team, collaborating with providers, surgeons, surgical technologists, and others.
- Utilize the nursing process, critical thinking, scientific judgment, technical skills, and leadership to provide safe nursing care independently.
- Monitor patient conditions throughout your shift, documenting any changes and the care provided comprehensively.
- Educate patients and their caregivers about medical conditions, treatments, and follow-up care.
Qualifications Required:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of starting employment.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of starting employment.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Associate Degree in Nursing.
- No travel is required for this position.
- A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience is required.
Benefits Offered
Our organization provides a comprehensive rewards package designed to support the health, lifestyle, career, and retirement of our team members. The available plans and programs include:
- Extensive benefits covering medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
- Wellness support, including complimentary counseling and referral services.
- Time-off programs for paid leave, family leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and other leave options.
- Savings and retirement options, featuring a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (depending on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and financial wellness counseling.
- Educational support through tuition assistance, student loan help, certification support, scholarships for dependents, and partnerships with nursing colleges.
- Additional benefits for family planning, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health plans, auto and home insurance, legal support, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
“Nurses are fundamental to healthcare delivery and form its backbone. We are dedicated to providing nurses with the necessary tools and resources to deliver outstanding patient care, advocate for the profession, and support the advancement of nursing.”
— Senior Leadership Team
Our facility is a 300+ bed full-service hospital located in El Paso, offering the region's only Level III trauma center. We provide a wide range of services, including emergency care, cardiac services, women’s health, pediatric care, NICU, cancer treatment, and more. We are a leading healthcare provider in El Paso and the surrounding areas.
We have been recognized multiple times as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute. In recent years, we have invested approximately $3.7 billion in charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
If you see this opportunity as the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply for the Registered Nurse Endoscopy position. All applications will be reviewed, and qualified candidates will be contacted by our team. We are actively interviewing, so apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.