What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical RN position at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital?
Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse is responsible for independently utilizing the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients undergoing GI procedures based on HMNMH’s policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements and provides oversight of unlicensed personnel on the team.
Licensure and Certification:
- Current CA RN license
- Certification in this specialty preferred
- Current BLS and ACLS provider cards
- Complete conscious sedation competencies in the first 30 days
Education:
- Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) required
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) strongly preferred
Experience:
- 1 year GI or Acute Care experience required
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to perform GI circulating nursing skills
- Knowledge of endoscopy equipment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Problem solving skills
- Basic computer skills
Physical Demands - Patient Care:
- Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
- Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
- Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
- Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
- Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
- Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
Key for Physical Demands | |
Continuous | 66 to 100% of the time |
Frequent | 33 to 65% of the time |
Occasional | 0 to 32% of the time |
