REGISTERED NURSE
GI LAB

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SUMMARY: Reporting to the Nursing Director of Surgical Services, the staff RN performs professional role functions in accordance with scope of practice and professional standards, including demonstrating the knowledge and ability to use and/or lead the scope of practice, professional standards and accreditation / regulatory standards, scope of practice for LVN and all other nursing personnel e.g. unlicensed assistive personnel. The RN must demonstrate the ability to assess their own professional role performance, must demonstrate current knowledge of theory and principles related to discipline specific practice, and must demonstrate the ability to use a population based approach to determine patient needs.

AGE SPECIFIC: Patient care employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patients of all age groups--must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development through the life span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status, and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's needs in relation to age and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

This position possesses the ability to obtain and interpret information considering age specific needs for the following age groups:

___    0-28 days		Neonate		X      12-18 yrs		Adolescent
X     29 days-18 mo days		Infant / Young Toddler		X      19-40 yrs		Young Adult
X     18 mo-3 yrs		Toddler		X      40-65 yrs		Middle Adult
X     3-6 yrs		Preschooler		X      >65 yrs		Older Adult
X     6-12 yrs		School Age

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Current CA State licensure as a Registered Nurse.
2. Current CPR certificate.
3. ACLS certification required within 90 days of employment.
4. Recent appropriate nursing practice (within past 4 years), or evidence of nursing refresher courses preferred.
5. BSN, or equivalent experience, required if classified as an RNII.
6. Experience and/or training in leadership preferred, if acting as charge nurse.

NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL BLOOD AND BODY FLUID EXPOSURE:
The risk category for this position to potential exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens is indicated below:

X	CATEGORY I:	Tasks that will involve potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue.
___	CATEGORY II:	Tasks that may involve potential exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue, and employment and employment may require performing unplanned Category I tasks.
___	CATEGORY III:	Tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue and Category I and II tasks are not a condition of employment.

Standard precautions are utilized for the care of all patients. Category I and Category II employees are eligible for Hepatitis B vaccination at no cost to the employee.