Endoscopy Registered Nurse
Salinas, California
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse - Endoscopy

Location

• Salinas, California

Job Summary

• Perform Utilization Review and Discharge Planning for assigned patients under direction of management.
• Analyze medical records for medical necessity, level of care, and appropriate utilization of hospital services.
• Assist patients and families with discharge planning and aftercare.
• Assess patient needs, identify resources, and develop formal discharge plans.
• Collaborate with hospital personnel to manage care delivery and monitor length of stay.
• Screen patients for discharge needs and facilitate discharge teaching.

Specialty-Specific Responsibilities

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

• Ensure appropriate discharge information and follow-up care for NICU infants, including referrals to specialty programs and home health services.
• Arrange durable medical equipment as ordered.
• Develop and implement neonatal discharge planning standards.
• Maintain expertise through ongoing education and literature review.

Pediatric

• Ensure discharge information is communicated to primary care physicians and community agencies.
• Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate written discharge instructions covering diagnosis, medications, follow-up appointments, and home medical treatments.
• Teach caregivers about medical needs and use of technology for post-discharge care.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary healthcare team members in discharge planning.

Unit Details

• 3 Recovery bays
• 2 Procedure rooms plus travel to ICU, Diagnostic Imaging, Operating Room, etc.
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years acute medical-surgical nursing experience.
• At least 1 year experience in utilization review, case management, or discharge planning in an acute care hospital.
• Endoscopy experience required.
• Experience in Progressive Care, Critical Care, and/or Emergency Room.
• Skills in airway management, EKG interpretation, moderate sedation, sedatives and reversal medications, and Phase II recoveries.
• Recent charge nurse experience.
• Flexibility to float within cluster or similar departments is highly desirable.
• Epic electronic health record experience: 6 to 12 months within the past year.

Shift Details

• Department operating hours: 06:30 – 20:30.
• Traveler shift hours are variable.
• On-call expectation on weekdays and weekends.

Contract Length

• Approximately 13 weeks (90 days).