Registered Nurse - Endo Per Diem
City of Hope
Goodyear, AZ
ID: 7245006 (Ref.No. JR-13586)
Posted: May 16, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $31.90 - $52.55 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Registered Nurse - Endo Per Diem
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The successful candidate:
• Knowledge of endoscopy procedures, techniques, symptoms and complications of endoscopy, anesthesia and consequent nursing interventions.
• Knowledge of endoscopy instruments and specialty equipment to include use, handling, and care; may prepare instruments and setup for procedures
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to implement principles of aseptic technique. Knowledge of basic infection control practices; Performs or assists others to perform proper aseptic techniques, isolation procedures, and infection control measures.
• Able to recognize emergency situations and assist in corrective actions.
• Ability to care for patients with IV lines, central lines, and ports.
• Understanding of proper positioning and HAPI prevention techniques
• Recognize and report hazardous equipment; remove defective equipment from patient use
• Delivers designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care.
• Documents nursing care in all assigned patient records.
• Properly obtain, label, manage, and document patient specimens
• Monitors medical supply usage in endoscopy and collaborates with materials management for ordering and appropriate restocking
Qualifications
Your qualifications should include:
- 1 year experience in Endoscopy
- Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent
- Arizona Registered Nurse License or a Registered Nurse License form a Compact State
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification-an approved American Heart Association (AHA) training site, American Safety & Health Institute, or Red Cross BLS certification is required upon hire. If their current certification does not meet the guidelines, stakeholders will have (30) days from the date of hire to acquire an initial BLS course and will be required to renew every two years.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification-• Stakeholders will have thirty (30) days from the date of hire to acquire American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS certification and will need to be renewed every two years. Will not be allowed to provide ACLS for patients independently until AHA ACLS cards are obtained.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefits, click here:Benefits Information
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $31.90 - $52.55 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.