Job Title: Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: 7A-5:30P
Hours per Shift: 10
Experience: Minimum 2 years of Interventional Radiology experience required
License: RN License
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
Comfortable with all patient types, moderate sedation, drip management.
Skilled in foley catheter insertion (including infants and pediatric patients under sedation) and IV insertion.
Ability to scrub and circulate simultaneously in procedures.
Description:
TotalMed Interviews - Manager Final Approval.
Unit has 2 IR suites.
Average patient census is 8 patients per day.
The unit primarily serves adults but may assist with pediatric patients in MRI or CT.
Common diagnoses include TIPS, Y90s, kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty, fistulograms/declots, nephrostomy stents/tubes, and peripheral interventions.
Additional procedures include IVC filter placements, Pleurx placements, trialysis/permacaths, pulmonary embolism management, Angiojet, EKOS, and coil/chemo embolizations.
Neuro procedures include coil embolization, thrombectomy, carotid interventions, and MMA.
Support within the department includes a Lead Tech/Charge RN, transporter, and room turnover support.
Physicians including IR MDs are present during the day and on call at night.
There are 24/7 hospitalist and intensivist support along with rapid response/code teams.
The department utilizes EMR systems and a variety of unit-specific equipment including EKOS and Angiojet.
Nursing staff will be on call every 5th-7th day, while techs will be on call every 4th day.
Response time for on-call duties is 20 minutes.
There is no sleep room available for on-call staff.
Holiday expectations include being on call for 50% of holidays during the contract.
Approval for time off requests is to go through the manager.
The schedule is made one month in advance and released approximately two weeks prior to the start of the schedule.