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Description:

The Licensed Practical Nurse in the Endoscopy Unit combines the technological of the Operating Room with the patient contact of the Access Units. EU nurses are responsible for admitting and discharging outpatients, intra-procedural monitoring of inpatients and outpatients receiving Moderate Sedation, and assist with procedures such as colonoscopy, gastroscopy, bronchoscopy, and endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram pancreatogram (ERCP). Our unit performs more than 3,000 procedures a year and provides care for patients from newborn to geriatrics. The unit is open Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with call for weekends and holiday coverage.

Position Highlights:

• Recognized Leader: Only Magnet Hospital in Syracuse, highlighting our professional nursing staff.
• Shared Governance: Unit practice counsel and open door guiding principle gives all our nurses a voice.
• Advancement: Strong orientation program and generous tuition allowance.
• Work/Life: Self-scheduling options to balance your work/life and school calendars.

What you will do:

• Monitor and assist with procedures, deliver care modalities including care of inpatients while in the department.
• Collaborative team approach, coordinate and direct care with gastroenterologists, anesthesia staff, colorectal surgeons, bariatric team, and emergency room staff.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the New York Nurse Practice Act, National Standards of Practice, and Nursing and Clinical Service standards of care and practice.
• Utilizing the Nursing Process, plans, directs and supervises the care of patients in addition to being involved in the provision of direct care of patients and families.

Career Path:

• Clinical ladder advancement with experience, staff engagement, and national certification.
• Career advancement to leadership roles as team leader, preceptor, mentor, coordinator/management.

Mission Statement: We, St Joseph's Health and Trinity Health, serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.

Vision: To be world-renowned for passionate patient care and outstanding clinical outcomes.

Core Values: In the spirit of good Stewardship, we heal by practicing Justice in fostering right relationships to promote common good, Reverence in honoring the dignity of every person, Excellence in expecting the best of ourselves and others; Integrity in being faithful to who we say we are.

Education, Training, Experience, Certification and Licensure:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and current LPN licensure, or eligibility for licensure, in the State of New York.
• Maintains current BLS/CPR/ACLS certification.
• Participates in orientation and continuing education and updates and maintains knowledge and skills related to specific areas of expertise.

Work Environment and Hazards:

• Clinical setting. Exposure Class I

Physical Demands:

• Medium work: must be able to lift 25 pounds frequently; occasionally lifting maximum of 50 pounds. Will require ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, twist, squat and reach.

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Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.