Endoscopy

Director of Nursing: Jackie Bier, MA, APRN, CNAA, BC
Assistant Nurse Manager: Alexa Shastik-Alessi, RN

• Operational Hours: Monday-Friday 7:00AM-7:00PM
• Endoscopy is a fast growing, high demand specialty
• Four procedural rooms: Three GI and One Pulmonary
• Patient Population includes Pediatrics and Adult, including Geriatrics
• Nursing care focused on patients pre, intra and post-operative phases
• 5,000 procedures performed annually
• NYU Endoscopy offers a wide range of advanced high tech treatment on an Inpatient/outpatient basis including but not limited to:
• ERCP
• EUS
• Esophageal/Colon/Bronchial Stent Placement
• Hemorrhage Control/Variceal Bleeding
• EMR-Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
• Dilation
• Ablation with Barr X
• Peg Insertions
• Colonoscopy
• Gastroscopy
• Bronchoscopy
• Endoscopy staff are part of an interdisciplinary team collaborating with:
• Gastroenterologists
• Pulmonologists
• Nurse Anesthesists
• GI/Pulmonary Fellows
• Nurse Practitioners
• Anesthesiologists
• Radiology Staff
• Operating Room and Day Surgery Staff
• NYUHC orientation includes classroom and clinical unit activities
• Experienced RN’s only
• Working with a skilled and dedicated preceptor, you will refine your general nursing practice while advancing your assessment skills

Endoscopy Nursing… on the cutting edge of the latest diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in Endoscopy