Registered Nurse, Interventional Radiology, Full-time Days, Clarksville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Clarksville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Interventional Radiology department. This full-time position involves caring for patients before, during, and after specialized procedures that utilize X-rays, MRI, and CT scans. The role requires collaboration with other healthcare professionals to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery, aligning with hospital objectives and the Nurse Practice Act of the State of Tennessee. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, organizing, and administering patient care within their scope of practice. This position is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and is part of a community dedicated to advancing health and wellness through patient care, education, and research.

Requirements

Registered Nurse license.
Relevant Work Experience.
Graduate of an approved discipline specific program.
Conscious sedation experience.
Experience interpreting rhythms.
Ability to insert IV lines.
Experience with patient assessment and evaluation.
Experience with nursing patient education.
Experience with care planning.
Experience with evidence-based nutrition practice (as per technical capabilities listed).
Ability to adapt to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity.
Ability to follow up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
Ability to search for evidence to answer clinical questions.
Ability to execute job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Ability to analyze moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Ability to provide informal guidance and support to team members.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with key colleagues and stakeholders.
Ability to communicate effectively by recognizing group interactions and modifying communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Ability to serve others with compassion by seeking to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizing services to better address them.
Ability to solve complex problems by approaching them from different angles and identifying new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Ability to offer meaningful advice and support by providing ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner.
Ability to perform excellent work by engaging in dialogue about quality and addressing quality issues promptly.
Ability to ensure continuous improvement by applying learning experiences to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifying ways to resolve them.
Ability to fulfill safety and regulatory requirements by understanding all aspects of providing a safe environment and performing routine safety checks.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Interventional Radiology.
Experience with X-rays, MRI, and CT scans.
Experience with emergency response.
Experience with patient health history assessment.
Experience with lab result review.
Experience with pre-procedural patient preparation.
Experience with intra-procedural patient monitoring.
Experience with post-procedural patient recovery.
Experience with pain management.
Experience with discharge education.
Experience with patient and family education.
Experience with care planning.
Experience with evidence-based nutrition practice.
Experience with developing self and others.
Experience with building and maintaining relationships.
Experience with effective communication.
Experience with serving others with compassion.
Experience with solving complex problems.
Experience with offering meaningful advice and support.
Experience with performing excellent work.
Experience with ensuring continuous improvement.
Experience with fulfilling safety and regulatory requirements.
Experience with stewarding organizational resources.
Experience with making data-driven decisions.
Experience with generating new ideas.
Experience with applying technology.
Experience with adapting to change.

Responsibilities

Planning, organizing, and administering patient care within the scope of training and expertise.
Collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Caring for patients before, during, and after specialized procedures that use X-rays, MRI, and CT scans.
Administering conscious sedation and monitoring vital signs during procedures.
Managing the patient's airway during procedures.
Maintaining a sterile field, anticipating the radiologist's tool needs, and documenting procedure details.
Monitoring the puncture site for bleeding, managing pain, and tracking vital signs post-procedure.
Providing discharge education to patients.
Acting quickly to manage sudden complications such as allergic reactions to contrast dye or bleeding.
Collaborating in establishing the plan of care, coordinating and implementing care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
Analyzing comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
Continuously utilizing the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applying appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
Employing strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
Assisting in the Nuclear Med area as needed.
Performing primary care patient interviews, assessing the safety of the home environment and performing a comprehensive physical assessment (in home care context, though this role is IR).
Recognizing problems, asking questions, and contacting the patient's primary care provider (in home care context).
Providing patient education.
Anticipating resource needs, identifying distinct tasks, setting priorities, scheduling activities, meeting deadlines, and organizing work within areas of direct responsibility.
Handling multiple assignments often simultaneously by prioritizing work into manageable and measurable units.
Adapting to changes to patient care and area needs with minimal disruption and loss of productivity.
Following up to assure problems and issues are resolved.
Searching for nutrition evidence to answer clinical questions (in nutrition context).
Executing job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
Analyzing moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
Providing informal guidance and support to team members.
Developing self and others by investing time, energy, and enthusiasm to improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
Building and maintaining relationships with key colleagues and stakeholders.
Communicating effectively by recognizing group interactions and modifying communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
Serving others with compassion by seeking to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizing services to better address them.
Solving complex problems by approaching them from different angles and identifying new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
Offering meaningful advice and support by providing ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner.
Performing excellent work by engaging in dialogue about quality and addressing quality issues promptly.
Ensuring continuous improvement by applying learning experiences to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifying ways to resolve them.
Fulfilling safety and regulatory requirements by understanding all aspects of providing a safe environment and performing routine safety checks.