What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN – Endoscopy Medical Procedure Unit – North Hollywood position at UCLA Health Careers?
Description
There’s nothing more exciting and rewarding than being able to make a significant, positive difference in someone’s life. At UCLA Health, you’ll experience this joy every day while also enjoying the positive, supportive, and collaborative environment that makes ours one of the most loved workplaces. Join us and find out.
The RN II is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients via the nursing process and other input from healthcare team members. You must be able to travel another UCLA facility to assist with coverage when needed. In this role you will also be responsible for performing clinical nursing duties that includes but not limited to assisting physicians in performing procedures in endoscopy area, GI lab, administering medications and, monitoring vital signs and medications, and provide health education, procedure instruction/information to patients and families.
As the RN II you will be responsible for the all-around healthcare needs of patients who are under the care management of the faculty members on an as needed basis. You will also act as liaison between the MDs, the patients (including the family and staff members), schedulers, clinic staff and UCLA and non-UCLA physicians involved with the patients' healthcare. And you will provide up-to-date patient status reporting to the physicians and nurse supervisor by presenting laboratory or procedural results either in written or verbal form as well as conveying information from patients.
Salary : $66 - $98