Description

American Traveler is hiring a GI/Endoscopy RN with at least 2 years of experience and SC or compact RN licensure for a 13-week acute care hospital assignment.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting within the Endoscopy department
• 75 staffed bed facility with inpatient and outpatient endoscopy center work settings
• Day shift schedule, 4x10 hours, 6:30am-5:00pm
• Patient ratios of 1:1 in the procedure suite and up to 4:1 for preop and discharge
• Weekend rotation required every third weekend, covering Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Weekday on-call required Monday through Thursday
• Floating within scope to sister units may occasionally be required
• Uses Epic for charting
• Scrubs provided in navy blue

Requirements

• Active SC RN license or compact license required in hand prior to start
• Minimum 2 years of GI/Endoscopy RN experience required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required (AHA only)
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Experience with post-procedure care, airway management, and recovery from monitored anesthesia care sedation required
• Experience circulating for colonoscopy, EGD, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and esophageal varices/banding procedures required
• Experience with ERCP and scrub role preferred
• Familiarity with equipment such as balloon dilators, dilators, disposable grounding pads, electrosurgical units, ERBE devices, forceps, foreign body equipment, and polyp snares preferred
• Skilled in specimen handling/labeling, pre-procedure care, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Social Security number and driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include pre- and post-procedure patient care, specimen handling, and IV starts
• May be assigned to emergency response teams during hurricane season (June through November, peak August-September)
• Block scheduling may be requested but is not guaranteed
• First-time travelers may be considered depending on position needs
• Previous MUSC perm or PRN staff must be separated from the system for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates accepted on a case-by-case basis at a reduced rate; radius rule is 60 miles with non-local candidates prioritized
• Travelers should reside within 30 minutes of the facility to respond to call as needed
• All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted at time of application for consideration