RN - Endoscopy - Mineola, NY - DS 26-11580

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Endoscopy
Location: Mineola, NY 11501
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Weeks
Shift: Evening Shift – 1:00 PM–9:00 PM
Schedule: 5 shifts per week; 7.5 hours per shift; 37.5 hours per week
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes

Pay Rate: $1,000–$2,000 per week, based on experience

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Endoscopy Registered Nurse (RN) with a strong ICU or critical-care background to provide pre-procedure, intra-procedure, and recovery nursing care. The RN will support diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal procedures for pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients while maintaining patient safety and clinical standards.

Required Qualifications

• Active New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.

• Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience.

• ICU or critical-care experience required.

• PACU or recovery experience required.

• Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

• Experience with airway management and conscious sedation.

• Ability to interpret and manage cardiac dysrhythmias.

• Experience initiating and maintaining IV access.

• Experience with emergency response, specimen handling, and procedural nursing.

• Clinical experience with EGD, colonoscopy, and bronchoscopy.

• Strong patient assessment, communication, and clinical documentation skills.

• Ability to provide nursing care to pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients.

• Previous travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric nursing experience.

• EPIC documentation experience.

• Experience with advanced endoscopic procedures, including ERCP, EUS, ESD, POEM, EMR, and complex polypectomy.

• Experience in a high-volume, hospital-based Endoscopy/GI procedural unit.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care before, during, and after endoscopic procedures.

• Monitor patients during conscious sedation and post-anesthesia recovery.

• Assess airway status, vital signs, cardiac rhythms, and patient responses.

• Initiate and maintain IV access and administer medications as prescribed.

• Recognize and respond promptly to emergencies and clinical complications.

• Assist with EGD, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, ERCP, EUS, and other advanced procedures.

• Circulate during procedures and maintain patient safety standards.

• Collect, handle, label, and document specimens accurately.

• Complete nursing assessments and maintain accurate patient records in EPIC or other applicable systems.

• Communicate with physicians, anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and multidisciplinary teams using SBAR.

• Follow infection-prevention procedures, procedural safety standards, and hospital policies.

• Float to assigned areas as required.

Special Requirements

• No weekends required.

• Floating required.

• First-time travelers are not accepted.

• Orientation: 22.5 hours.