Hourly Wage Estimate: $38.40 - $57.60 / hour
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As a RN Interventional Radiology, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn -whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.
Job Summary and QualificationsPrimary Purpose of the job Under the direction of the Director of Diagnostic Imaging, and in consultation with the Radiology Medical Director and other facility nursing leaders, performs professional nursing skills involving a variety of technical procedures, as well as patient care coordination. Responsible for assessing, planning, evaluating, and implementing the direct and indirect care delivered to patients in radiology services.
Description of Responsibilities:
- Continuum of Multidisciplinary Care: Performs and demonstrates proficiency in providing quality patient care during the peri-procedure stay including assessment of safety, comfort, physiological and psychological needs.
- Pre-procedural Nursing: Performs thorough assessment and planning of the assigned cardiac and specials procedure patients, demonstrating a commitment to high quality, patient-focused care based on an assessment of each individual's needs and age-specific requirements. Assessment and planning includes obtaining patient history, assessing oxygen saturation, level of anxiety, IV patency, correct IV site (per physician order), and correct IV fluid. Assesses patient for concurrent diseases or conditions, possible contraindications for procedure and the special and psychosocial needs of the patient and the family. Assesses age-specific safety issues, appropriately interprets patient data and notifies physician of deviations.
- Procedural Nursing: Safely and effectively implements intermediate and advanced procedures for Interventional Radiology. Administers medication and appropriately monitors patients who may require anxiolytic therapy or moderate sedation. Monitors, evaluates and documents each patient's response to intervention on a safe and effective manner. Effectively utilizes essential tools, equipment and documentation skills for monitoring, managing and recovering cardiac and radiology patients.
- Post-procedural Nursing: Safely and effectively monitors patients following procedures to include, but not limited to: vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse and temperature, ensures adequate oxygen exchange, dressing site and pain management. Identifies and reacts to signs of negative physical changes and vital signs. Safely and effectively assesses pain and safely administers pain medications and/or therapeutic nursing interventions to provide comfort. Adequately reviews and carries out discharge orders from performing physician. Effectively completes orders and correctly completes charting.
- Quality and Compliance: Participates in department's quality improvement program by identifying, collecting, analyzing, and documenting the results. Ensures compliance with core measure initiatives and Joint Commission standards.
- Assessment and Care of the Patient: In collaboration with the patient/family, with regard to developmental, cultural and age specific differences, develops and implements patient care to include problems, goals, evaluations and interventions. Systematically and continually assesses the educational, physical, psychologic and social needs of the patient and family members, assuring the application of age specific standards.
- Education of Patient/Family: Uses effective patient relations to minimize patient discomfort or anxiety and maximize patient satisfaction. Educates patient and family on therapy/procedure process. Ensures understanding of education through effective dialogue, providing opportunities for questions and incorporating age-specific factors.
- Leadership: Provides clear, concise and pertinent direction to the care team, based on resources, identified patient care needs and nursing staff skill level, documents critical incidents, uses time and supplies resourcefully, functions as charge nurse as needed.
- Staff Training/Development/Competencies: In collaboration with the Director of Diagnostic Imaging, other facility nursing leaders, and the Education Department, develops, defines and evaluates competencies to ensure staff ability to care for cardiac and radiology patient. Develops and maintains appropriate resources for patients and staff education related to cardiac and radiology nursing services. Continues self-directed continuing education.
- Radiation Safety: Follows the ALARA principles in all cardiac and imaging procedures where radiation is involved. Utilizes appropriate shielding and protective equipment for him/herself when it is necessary to be in an exposure suite. Always wears personnel monitor in compliance with existing radiation safety policies and procedures. Participates in annual radiation safety training.
What qualifications you will need:- Associate's Degree
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- 3 years hospital clinical experience required
- Must have documented competency of interpretation of EKGs and hemodynamics
- 1 year of Interventional Radiology, Intensive Care, or Emergency Department experience preferred
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date
BenefitsWest Valley Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our RN Interventional Radiology opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team.
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