Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

Responsibilities\n\nRN - Endoscopy Full-time\n\n30-35 hours per week\n\nAiken Regional Medical Centers, located in Aiken, South Carolina, is a 273-bed acute care facility providing top quality and safe healthcare to the residents of Aiken and surrounding communities since 1917. Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been ranked a top hospital in South Carolina by the American Heart Association for its treatment of heart attack, heart failure and Stroke, and most recently, coronary artery disease.\n\nAdditionally, Aiken Regional provides comprehensive healthcare services such as behavioral health (Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health), emergency medical care (main hospital and ER at Sweetwater), orthopedic surgeries, maternity, rehabilitation services(Hitchcock Rehabilitation Services), imaging, and wound care.\n\nVisit us online at : \n\nWhat do our current nurses value at Aiken Regional Medical Centers and UHS?\n\nA safe and supportive environment that puts patient care first and values the nursing profession. One of the most rewarding aspects of working as a Registered Nurse is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. You are never alone, as you are a part of a large, nationwide network of peer nurses and nursing leaders that educate the field, routinely exchange ideas, and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity grow, learn, and advance in your career through our Charge, Clinical Supervisor and Nurse Manager-in-training programs and nursing executive tract. We are proud of our robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement as a Registered Nurse with UHS. We want to help you succeed and grow in your profession and enjoy a sense of belonging and trust that comes through your expanding experience. At UHS, you have a voice.\n\nThe RN will provide safe, competent nursing care for patients in accordance with facility policies, standards, and philosophy. Provides professional leadership and support to the healthcare team. The concepts of Patient Centered Care will provide the foundation for all nursing care. Demonstrates Service Excellence standards at all times.\n\nDuties : \n\nPerforms body system assessment accurately and promptly.\nRecognizes and provides ongoing assessment of any change in patient condition.\nMonitors, recognizes, and abnormal test results.\nAssesses patient / family educational needs and expectations for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program.\nEvaluates the plan of care and makes changes to meet the on-going needs of the patient.\nEvaluates the care provided by other members of the team.\nDevelops an individual plan of care based on assessment parameters.\nPrioritizes routine and emergency care based on the ongoing assessment of the patient.\nReports abnormal assessment findings promptly.\nDocuments system assessment, nursing interventions, medication administration, pertinent variance from plan of care all accurately and promptly.\nDocuments appropriately for transfer of patient care inter- and intra-agency. Including the current COBRA / EMTALA guidelines.\nTemporarily functions as charge nurse in absence of clinical charge nurse.\nProvides for care of patients requiring blood glucose monitoring., blood and / or blood components, IV conscious sedation, restratins, IV insertion, maintenance, and discontinuation.\nProvides for the management of patients pre, intra, and post diagnostic endoscopy, with or without a therapeutic procedure and post therapeutic pain management intervention.\nDemonstrates an understanding of the principles of operating room asepsis., flexible endoscope cleaning, high level disintection, electrosurgical system operation, safety, and specimen collection.\nProvides for care of patients receiving patient controlled analgesia.\nProvides for care of geriatric, adult, school age, adolescent, preschool, toddler, neonate / infant patients.\nPerforms treatments / procedures and / or cares for patients with conditions not listed above after appropriate education / orientation.\n\nBenefit Highlights\n

• Sign On Bonuses for select positions\n
• Unlimited Employee Referral Bonus Program\n
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off\n
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans\n
• Tuition / Certification Reimbursement after 6 months\n
• Culture of Excellence - Employee Recognition program\n
• Challenging and rewarding work environment\n
• Clinical Nursing Ladder opportunities\n
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing program\n
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan\n
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!\n
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website : \n\nAbout Universal Health Services\n\nOne of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE : UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.\n\nIf you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please reach to Victoria Luciano, victoria.luciano@ or 803-641-5631 .\n\nQualifications\n\nRequirements : \n\nEducation requirements : Graduate of an accredited or NLN approved RN program.\n\nWork experience requirements : Prefer one 1 year in Endoscopy or related surgical field.\n\nRequired licenses / certifications / courses Current South Carolina RN license or qualifying compact license. Current CPR certification. BLS and ACLS required (or obtained during orientation).\n\nRequired skills, knowledge and abilities : Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s) required by the facility.\n\nEEO Statement\n\nAll UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.\n\nAvoid and Report Recruitment Scams\n\nWe are aware of a scam whereby imposters are posing as Recruiters from UHS, and our subsidiary hospitals and facilities. Beware of anyone requesting financial or personal information.\n\nAt UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.\n\nIf you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.