Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Endoscopy RN with ICU/critical care background for a hospital-based GI/Endoscopy unit requiring an active NY RN license and PACU/recovery experience.

Details

• Hospital-based, high-volume Endoscopy/GI procedural unit
• Provides care across Pre-Procedure, Intra-Procedure, and PACU/Recovery areas for outpatient and hospitalized patients
• Patient population includes pediatrics, adolescents, and adults
• Unit has 6 procedure rooms and 15 beds with average daily census of 33 and 5 visits per day
• Staffing ratio of 1:2
• Uses Omnicell medication system and SBAR communication
• Evening shift schedule: 5x7.5-hour shifts, 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM
• Weekends not required
• Floating required
• Epic EMR experience preferred

Requirements

• Active New York State RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• PALS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Required patient ratio experience of 1:3
• ICU/critical care experience required
• PACU/recovery experience required
• Experience with airway management, starting and maintaining IVs, and administering/monitoring conscious sedation
• Experience with recovery from conscious sedation and interpretation/management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with specimen handling/labeling and circulating for procedures
• Experience with bronchoscopy, colonoscopy, and EGD required
• Pediatric experience preferred for candidates who may be assigned pediatric cases
• Prior travel experience required

Additional Information

• Care for patients undergoing diagnostic, therapeutic, and advanced endoscopic procedures including ERCP, EUS, ESD, POEM, EMR, complex polypectomy, EGD, colonoscopy, and bronchoscopy
• Support general anesthesia and monitored anesthesia care (MAC) cases in a fast-paced procedural environment
• Work alongside a multidisciplinary team including nurse practitioners, CRNAs, hospitalists, anesthesiologists, pharmacy, rapid response teams, interpretation services, transportation, and unit secretary support
• Orientation is 22.5 hours
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• RTO must be 5 days or less, with no time off requested within the first 2 weeks of the assignment
• Former NYU Langone permanent staff must wait one year before being eligible to return as a traveler
• COVID vaccination is required with no exceptions