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Registered Nurse – Interventional Radiology Services

Position Summary

An Interventional Radiology (IR) nurse is a specialized RN who assists physicians in these procedures. The nurse is responsible for patient care during the entire process, including the initial assessment, the plan of care, administering medication, checking for lab results, reviewing the patient's medical history, and monitoring the patient closely throughout the procedure. During IR procedure down-time, the IR nurse will also float to various patient care units to assume clinical resource tasks responsibilities as requested by clinical supervisors.

What is Interventional Radiology: Interventional radiology (IR) is a medical specialty where various minimally-invasive procedures are performed using medical imaging guidance, such as x-ray, MRI, or ultrasound. The procedures might be for biopsy, diagnosis, or treatment.

This position reports to the Director of Critical Care Services or her/his registered nurse designee.

ESSENTIAL IR REGISTERED NURSE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, the IR nurse must be able to perform each essential duty and task satisfactorily. Position requirements include:

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITY

• Anticipates customer needs, understands their expectations and responds appropriately.
• Treats others with compassion, fairness, courtesy and respect while honoring their uniqueness.
• Willingly works with others to identify and achieve common goals.
• Enthusiastically approaches their role and displays pride in the organization.
• Takes personal responsibility for doing the right thing.
• Optimizes the talents of self and others and the use of time, materials and equipment.
• Must demonstrate exceptional communication skills along with excellent customer service skills.
• Must be able to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature, without loss of efficiency or composure, and be able to perform under stressful conditions when confronted with multiple requests, demonstrating prioritizing skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

General Requirements

• Required: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• Required: Current unrestricted and active California state Registered Nurse License.

• QUALIFICATIONS (Continued)

General Requirements (Continued)

• Required: California RN licensure; American Heart Association BLS
• Required: American Heart Association ACLS
• Preferred: Certified in specialty practice area
• Preferred: Certification in Radiology
• Recognizes life threatening arrhythmias and initiates appropriate therapy and/or interventions
• Able to read and interpret Tele strips independently
• Must have excellent time management skills
• Use of electronic based charting systems
• Basic EKG rhythm interpretation course completion
• Covid-19 and Influenza Vaccination Card Required
• Ability to meet minimum hospital hiring standards which may include additional background clearances and orientation requirements if applicable to the assigned employment position.

Work Schedule

• Monday-Friday, 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (variable schedule). Non-exempt status. Working evenings, weekends and Holidays may be occasionally required depending on the need for emergency and/or urgent IR procedures.

Physical Aspects of the position
This position requires walking, standing and moving for most of an 8-hour shift. The position requires going into patient rooms and talking with patients and visitors that may be upset, anxious and in pain. This position also requires the ability to occasionally lift zero to 20 pounds of weight.



WORK ENVIRONMENT

The IR service workload can be unpredictable because of frequent census fluctuations. This position requires mostly walking, standing, sitting, pushing, and pulling. This position requires sound judgment, empathy and maturity in handling sensitive issues related to patients and family members.

SUPERVISION

The Director of Critical Care Services or her/his registered nurse designee shall provide day-to-day employee supervision and has overall responsibility for this position.