What You'll Be Doing
Closely monitors the patient for complications, administers medications including moderate sedation, documents the procedure, and assist with procedures. IR+PICC nurses also play an important role in communication and patient education both pre and post procedure.
The successful candidate will be able to:
Administering moderate sedation to patients during the procedures
Monitoring patients' vital signs during the procedure and reporting any changes to the physician or other staff members
Preparing patients for procedures by explaining the procedure to them, preparing them for procedure, and setting up any equipment that is needed
Preparing and arranging equipment for cases such as CT scans, ensuring that all equipment is working properly before and after each procedure
Preparing patients for diagnostic imaging studies such as MRI scans and CT scans by helping them position and IV insertions
Preparing patients for interventional procedures such as biopsies and drainages
Perform comfort and safety measures with patients in the radiology department
Respond to emergencies
The interventional radiology nurse will be responsible for patient care throughout minimally invasive, image-guided procedures from the moment a patient is admitted into the radiology department to the time when that patient is discharged to a post-operative recovery area.
Other responsibilities include to start or check peripheral IVs, assess implanted ports, PICCs, and Midline catheter, monitor vital signs, suction patients, and help patients with their personal needs.
Serve as nursing support for all radiology departments located in the hospital.
Undergoes training by the vendor, complete 10 successful sticks to be certified, and maintain 30 successful sticks a year to maintain the certification
Competent in IV access and assisting with IR procedures
Troubleshoots, de-clot obstructed central line catheters
Monitors PICC/MIDLINE and educates staff and patients on prevention of line infection and routine care.
Assist with administrative duties during downtime for the Cath. Lab.
Submits surveillance data for Quality and Infection control
Check the crash carts, suction, and oxygen equipment daily
Maintain patients log.
What We're Looking For
• Current Registered Nursing for the State
• Current IV Certification
• BLS, ACLS
Monday to Friday 8am to 430pm. 8-hour shift
