Endoscopy

Creating Life Better Here Starts With You

At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare providerwe're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community.

All nurses follow the New Mexico State Practice Act while providing patient care. They anticipate and facilitate during Endoscopic procedures utilizing expertise and proficiency to ensure competent implementation of patient care.

Required Behaviors:

• As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.

Required Qualifications:

• NM State Nursing Licensing
• BLS Certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• CGRN
• ACLS Certification within six (6) months of hire/transfer

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works collaboratively with providers and other nursing departments to maintain continuity of patient throughput
• Utilizes assessment skills to provide patient safety during pre, intra and post procedure
• Places IV access and completes prerequisite medical interventions as ordered by the provider
• Assists with the setting up and cleaning of equipment adhering to all infection control practices
• Handles specimen according to laboratory process (i.e. pathology, histology, cytology, microbiology solutions)
• Documents accurately and efficiently per policy
• Clearly communicate discharge instructions to patients and caregiver
• Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMCs Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions:

• Recognize that potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and/or hazardous materials, x-ray, noxious/irritating fumes, long hours, and unforeseen conditions that might generate stress may be encountered
• Must be able to see with corrective eyewear and hear clearly with assistance
• Must be able to walk, stand, squat, climb, kneel, and twist frequently
• Must be able to lift greater than fifty (50) pounds and push up to three hundred (300) pounds frequently
• Recognize that physical demands such as extensive walking, standing, lifting, positioning, pushing, and or transferring of patients may be required
• Responsible for on-call duties as assigned by GI Lab Manager