Endoscopy Nurse
2 weeks ago
**Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to**:
**Assessment**:
- Use endoscopy checklist and patient interview to make initial patient assessment.
- Reduce patient anxiety by explaining all procedure thoroughly in a calm and reassuring manner.
- Assess patient knowledge regarding procedure.
**Planning and Implementation**:
- Maintain room in state of readiness for procedure(s).
- Transport patient by appropriate safe mode according to patient needs.
- Position patient ensuring safety and proper body alignment.
- Drape patient in a manner which adequately exposes the site, but ensures patient private.
- Maintain a controlled environment.
- Assist physician within the standards of nursing practice set forth by the JCIA.
- Perform nursing actions consistent with established policies and procedures when providing direct/indirect patient care.
- Establish and maintain open communication with patient.
- Monitor patient's condition and maintain accurate documentation, pre-procedure, during procedure and post-procedure.
- Handle specimens appropriate and label correctly.
- Use time, effort and material economically in implementing nursing actions.
- Communicate pertinent information within appropriate time span to healthcare team.
- Responsible for maintaining instruments and equipment and reporting when malfunctioning is noted.
- Understand role/responsibilities in Emergency Action Plans and respond appropriately
- Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for patient and self.
- Assist with admission and discharge of patient in Endoscopy Unit.
- Prioritize daily activities according to Endoscopy Department needs.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Manama: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application Question(s):
- Please specify salary expectation
**Education**:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
**Experience**:
- Endoscopy: 4 years (required)
License/Certification:
- NHRA/ dataflow (required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (preferred)
- Night Shift (preferred)
- Overnight Shift (preferred)
