Do you have a passion for the highest quality and patient happiness? Would you like to take your nursing skills to the next level in a state-of-the-art environment recognized as a top ten hospital in the United States? Then please respond to this dynamic opportunity available with one of the best places to work in Southern California! We would be happy to hear from you.
Cedars-Sinai can provide every known procedure available for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders and GI tract surgery. The dedicated care team of specialists works to advance the field and improve the quality of care for patients dealing with these unique challenges. The internationally recognized IBD specialists at Cedars-Sinai are dedicated to providing outstanding, patient-centered care including for the management of IBD, and are engaged in groundbreaking research to help cure these diseases.
Summary of Essential Duties:
As an Endoscopy Nurse, you will be responsible for planning, executing, and evaluating the nursing care given to GI patients. You will plan and deliver safe, effective nursing care until the patient is transferred to recovery. You will perform circulating and/or scrub duties for patients.
Instrument and equipment set-up
Circulate and coordinate the procedure room during the case
Facilitate effective and efficient progress between procedures
Assess, plan, diagnose and evaluate patient care while managing and administering moderate sedation
Responsible for providing a safe, efficient, and caring environment, one in which the Endoscopy team can function and in which the outcome for the patient is as positive as possible
Manage and oversee equipment, instrumentation and supplies of this specialty service, provides patient education and support to the other GI staff, assist GI physicians with procedures
Qualifications:
Graduate of an accredited nursing program required
BSN preferred
Current, unrestricted California RN license required
ACLS and PALS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required
CGRN, CCRN or CPAN certification preferred
A minimum of 1 year of nursing experience in GI Lab Procedures or Critical Care required
Moderate Sedation administration experience preferred
Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.
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Working Title : Registered Nurse II - GI Lab PACU - 12 Hour Days
Department : GI Lab PACU
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Nursing
Job Specialty : Nursing
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 12 hour
Base Pay : $50.48 - $80.77
