GI Unit Leadership: Shaping a High-Performing Endoscopy Unit (Virtual) | February 2026-Skill Up, Stand Out, Succeed!

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Kelly Straub, Patient Care Manager at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's endoscopy unit, discusses challenges and strategies for upskilling endoscopy nurses. Key challenges include high acuity procedures, limited therapeutic cases, inconsistent scheduling, and new technology adoption. To address these, her team implemented structured training from foundational to advanced skills, ongoing competency validation, and continuous education through weekly in-services, hands-on workshops, vendor-led trainings, surveys, and online resources. They emphasize culture building, mentorship, certification encouragement, and celebrating milestones. Outcomes include improved patient safety, staff confidence, retention, and better provider satisfaction. Straub highlights leadership commitment and the importance of recognizing staff achievements in sustaining nursing excellence.

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Kelly Straub, BSN RN

Keywords

endoscopy nursing

upskilling strategies

nurse training

patient safety

staff retention