Travel Nurse RN - Endoscopy - $2,716 per week in Bakersfield, CA

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Endoscopy Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour Days Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have: - Experience with procedural sedation - Call experience for both RNs and Techs - Experience with OER Pro elite and lite machines and ERCP for Techs Description: This is the busiest Endoscopy department. Holiday call is in rotation, with one major holiday and one minor holiday expected.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Endoscopy Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour Days Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have: - Experience with procedural sedation - Call experience for both RNs and Techs - Experience with OER Pro elite and lite machines and ERCP for Techs Description: This is the busiest Endoscopy department. We perform 5-25 procedures per day. RNs cover all three phases of care. Recovery of MAC sedation and procedural sedation is part of the role. All intubated patients go to PACU. Bedside procedures are also performed in the ER and ICU when needed. For MAC cases, the nurse circulates. With procedural sedation, there is a circulator and a sedator. Techs are present in every room except for bronchoscopy procedures. Common cases include EGDs, colonoscopies, ERCPs, bronchoscopy, EUS, and PEG. RNs and Techs must have at least 2 years of experience. Charge nurses are present every shift Monday through Friday. Techs assist physicians with all procedures except bronchoscopy. They manage equipment and stock rooms and perform all scope care. RNs share weekend call, typically one day from 7 AM to 7 AM the following morning. Techs have weekend call from Saturday 7 AM to Monday 6 AM. Holiday call is in rotation, with one major holiday and one minor holiday expected. Call response time is 30 minutes. No floating outside of the Endoscopy/GI lab is required. Scrubs are provided for the role. Unit-specific orientation will be based on experience and comfort level. Cancellation policy allows for the possibility of shift cancellations during the assignment. The charting system used is Cerner.