Endoscopy RN
Farmington, New Mexico
San Juan Regional Medical Center

RN Endoscopy

Overview

• Travel assignment in Farmington, New Mexico
• Main Endoscopy department
• 3 openings
• Days, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
• 40 guaranteed hours per week
• Weekend call required
• Weekend and evening call required
• Float scope: possibly to PreOp if Endo has low cases
• 7 beds
• Adult patients, mid to high acuity
• Trauma Level III; performs Level I and II procedures except open hearts

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Mexico
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Endoscopy (3 years of experience)
• Endoscopy experience within the last year
• BLS
• ACLS
• Intraprocedural technical experience
• Biopsy (hot and cold)
• Savary dilatation
• Balloon dilatation
• Variceal banding
• Therapeutic injection, polyp raising, and tattooing
• Foreign body retrieval (Roth net and rat tooth)
• Clip application
• Snare (hot and cold)
• Prechel pressure

Preferred

• None stated

Additional Notes

• Procedural tech experience is required
• Equipment: Olympus
• EHR: Cerner
• Common diagnoses/treatments include colonoscopy, EGD, ERCP, and bronchoscopy
• Must demonstrate the listed endoscopy and ERCP critical actions, including biopsy, dilatation, variceal banding, foreign body retrieval, clip application, snare, ERCP cannulization, biliary duct dilation, lithotripsy, stent placement, sphincterotomy, balloon sweep, basket retrieval, contrast injection, endoscopic hemostat, argon plasma coagulation, and Minnesota tube use
• Must demonstrate non-critical actions including proactively assisting team members and troubleshooting equipment and supplies