Adecco Healthcare and Life Sciences is assisting a local client with their search for an IV Sedation Nurse in Houston, TX. Apply today if you meet the qualifications listed below! Location: Houston, TX Type: DIRECT HIRE Schedule: 7am - 2pm Pay rate range: $50 - 55/hour **General Summary of Duties:** Responsible for patient care under direction of physician or licensed health care provider, to include monitoring conscious sedation, starting IVs and administering medications. Supervisor: Physician/ Office Manager Supervisory Responsibilities: None **Major Responsibilities/Tasks:** + Ensuring a high standard of nursing care to working within company policies and procedures. + Setting, monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care. + Maintaining personal contact with patients and relatives, being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring a friendly environment at all times. + Maintaining a safe and clean environment within the clinical area in accordance with established standards and regulations + Working with minimal supervision during preoperative assessment, procedures, and recovery of patients and other related procedures + Educating the patient, family, and other health care providers as appropriate regarding the requested procedure. + Preparing patient both physically and emotionally prior to examination, explaining procedures to allay patient fears. + Following up lab results and ensuring lab results are within acceptable levels prior to procedures. + Perform venipuncture and start IVs and Hep-Locks, and access ports + Perform port checks/flushes + Storing, checking and administering drugs in accordance with established standards and guidelines, including maintenance of narcotic log. + Providing technical assistance during procedures, ensuring safe working practice. + Monitor patients recovering from conscious sedation. + Ensuring the safe discharge of all patients who have had procedures + Educating patients regarding postoperative instructions + Maintaining timely and accurate nursing records and ensuring that confidentiality is respected. + Working directly on Electronic Medical Record system for the electronic management of patient information + Demonstrated proficiency in the practice’s Electronic Medical Record system. + Responsible for the accuracy of client information entered into Electronic Medical Record system. + Check emergency equipment (oxygen, emergency kit, ambu bag, defibrillator, anesthesia cart, gomco suction unit). + Triage all emergency situations. + Assist with Center flow and clean up. + Contributing to the local resolution, investigation and follow up action of any informal or formal complaints. + Identify and assist in resolving issues regarding staffing and equipment needs. + Assist with implementation and ensuring compliance to policies and procedures for designated areas. + Be willing to continuously learn and expand clinical knowledge base. + Demonstrate clear knowledge and accountability of quality regulations and standards. + Be pro-active in team development and problem solving. **Education:** Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. **Experience:** Minimum of five years’ experience as registered nurse, experience with conscious sedation or ER/ICU experience is preferable. **Certification:** Registered Nurse with current nursing license to practice in the state of Texas Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Basic Life Support (BLS) Pediatric Advanced Life support (PALS) **Pay Details:** $50.00 to $55.00 per hour Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://uat.adecco.com/en-us/candidate-privacy The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance **Massachusetts Candidates Only:** It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.