GI Lab Registered Nurse
Bend, Oregon
Saint Charles Bend Medical Center

GI Lab Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Job - Bend, Oregon

Job Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (GI Lab)
• Location: Bend, Oregon
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day shift, 4 days per week, 10-hour shifts (8:00 AM - 7:00 PM)
• No call requirements, no weekends, closed on holidays
• Patient Population: Adult outpatients and inpatients (no pediatrics)
• Float: May float to PACU within scope to meet facility needs
• Local candidates not accepted within 75-mile radius (proof of address required)
• Pending state license accepted on a case-by-case basis
• Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: 7 total days allowed during assignment

Job Description

• Work in Endoscopy department specializing in general and advanced GI procedures:

  • EGD, Colonoscopy, EUS, ERCP
  • Transesophageal echocardiograms
  • Synchronized cardioversions
• Responsibilities include preoperative, recovery, and circulating cases
• Patient ratios typically 1:2 or 1:3 depending on experience
• Special equipment used includes:

  • Fluoroscopy, Olympus processors and endoscopes, Zoll defibrillators, Erbe cautery, Neptune suction units, Glidescopes, Exalt single-use duodenoscopes, Spyglass (Boston Scientific), Lithotripsy EHL, Anesthesia machines, GE monitors
• Top procedures:

  • EGD (including with PEG placement and EUS)
  • ERCP
  • Colonoscopy
  • Transesophageal echocardiogram
  • Synchronized cardioversion
  • Bronchoscopy and associated procedures (not required for traveling RN)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Oregon
• Minimum 2 years of endoscopy nursing experience, with experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Epic electronic medical record system

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, updated annually, including:

  • SSN trace, counties lived/worked/school, FACIS L3, DOJ sex offender search, nationwide check, education verification (highest level)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 90 days of start
• Diploma or transcript required and must be on file
• Photo for badge (passport-style, solid background) required within 48 hours of signing and no later than 2 Wednesdays prior to start
• Completion of facility-specific confidentiality, access, compliance, privacy, and emergency contact forms required within 48 hours of signing and no later than 2 Wednesdays prior to start

Health and Safety Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• TDAP vaccine within 10 years (after age 19) or declination accepted
• Negative TB test (QGold) within 1 year; for positive responders, negative chest X-ray within 5 years and annual TB questionnaire required
• Annual TB questionnaire required for all candidates
• Immunity or vaccination (or declination/booster if low titer) required for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Varicella
• Positive Hepatitis B titer required (vaccine series alone not acceptable; booster or declination accepted if low/equivocal titer)
• Negative 12-panel drug screen within 90 days of start (not required annually), including amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, methaqualone, MDMA, methadone, opiates, oxycodone/oxymorphone, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, 6-acetyl morphine
• Seasonal flu vaccination or agency declination/exemption required during flu season (ends 3/31); masking required during high transmission periods
• COVID vaccines preferred but not required; vaccination record or declination/exemption required
• Respiratory safety clearance required annually and within 1 year of start

Competency and Skills

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam as applicable
• Competency exam as applicable by specialty
• Annual skills checklist required

Additional Notes

• No pediatrics involved in this role
• No weekend shifts or call responsibilities
• Staffing may affect weekday off schedule (1 weekday off, may fluctuate)