Covenant Physician Partners
Location
Columbus, GA | United States
Job description
Covenant Physician Partners is hiring a Fulltime Registered Nurse at Columbus Endoscopy Center located in Columbus, GA.
About the Opportunity Under general direction from Center Manager, the Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation of the patient. The registered nurse is responsible for delivering safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative and individualized nursing care to patients and families.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Verifies that essential equipment is functioning properly each day.
- Performs patient preparation, including but not limited to: review of medical history, acquisition of appropriate consents, measuring vital signs, starting IV, administering medications, and setting up appropriate monitors. Assists in relieving patient’s apprehension before and during administration of IV sedation or anesthesia.
- Assesses and monitors patients before, after and throughout all phases of care, demonstrating competency with all monitoring equipment.
- Transports and positions patients as needed.
- Records and documents all vital signs and assembles and maintains all related patient records.
- Maintains patient safety, and ensures a clean, orderly environment throughout the Center.
- Assists physicians in all procedures.
- Addresses individual patient needs, and completes all pre and post-op physician orders.
- Adheres to CDC Bodily Fluid precautions and infectious waste disposal according to policy.
- Manages supply inventory, ordering and restocking supplies as needed.
- Conducts pre and post-procedure orientation and instruction of patient and/or patient’s family, communicating a positive and caring attitude. Provides verbal and written discharge criteria.
- Assists with post-procedure telephone interviews.
- Performs other duties as requested or assigned.
About the Candidate - Holds current RN license.
- Open to new grads.
- Clinical experience in surgery or procedure healthcare including demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique, working with anesthetized patients, and other clinical situations found in a surgical or procedural setting is helpful.
- Critical Care, E.R., or recovery experience is desirable.
- Experience with endoscopy / GI is preferred but not required.
- Possess a working knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment impacting ASC’s, and the applicable standards of the AAAHC, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies for ambulatory surgery centers.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with physicians and all medical professionals.
- Current ACLS and BLS certifications required, or the ability to obtain them upon hire.
What We Offer - Generous paid time off in addition to national holidays, two floating holidays, and a birthday holiday
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance after 30 days of employment
- Voluntary employee and dependent life plans
- Short and Long-term disability
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account eligibility
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity insurance
- $250 of professional development funds provided every year
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 annually
- Free counseling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
- Invest in your future with a company match on your 401k
- Associate discounts at major retailers such as Amazon Prime, Costco, and Sam’s Club
- Travel discounts with Hertz and Liberty Mutual
- Verizon Wireless discounts
- Free legal assistance through RocketLawyer
- Pet Insurance
- RN.com subscription reimbursement
- Access to our free mental wellness program – Sibly
Covenant Physician Partners is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Covenant does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
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