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REGISTERED NURSE (RN) – ENDOSCOPY

Full-Time

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital

DEPARTMENT:  ENDOSCOPY/BRONCHOSCOPY      

DAY SHIFT:  M – F

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center a member of the Medisys Health Network is a 404-bed fully accredited community-based teaching hospital and Level I Trauma and Stroke Center.  We provide general medical, pediatric, and psychiatric emergency services, ambulatory care on and off campus, ambulatory surgery, and a broad spectrum of diagnostic and treatment services. We are currently seeking experienced Registered Nurses for immediate full-time day shift opportunities in our Endoscopy/Bronchoscopy Department.

DUTIES

  • As an RN in our Endoscopy department, you will essentially function as a self-directed nurse, assuming responsibility for patient care and patient flow of Gastroenterology patients through the Endoscopy unit.
  • Assuming shared responsibility for the collaborative screening of consults requesting services.
  • Educating patients and family members in understanding pre, intra, and post-procedure activities for patients undergoing endo/ASU/bronchoscopy procedures.
  • Accurately assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the medical, psychosocial, and educational needs of patients in relation to the diagnosis, optimal treatment options, psychosocial impact, and individualized plan of care.
  • Collaborating with primary caregivers, surgeons, Gastroenterologists, and other health team professionals to implement plan of care for the patient.

Tagged as: endo, endoscopy

Requirements
  • Current NYS RN licensure
  • Prior Endoscopy experience wanted, but willing to train. 
  • Certification in this area of specialty is preferred.
  • Adept and proficient in IV Placement
  • Current ACLS/BCLS required.
  • Excellent Oral and written communication skills required.
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