Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

Wellstar Health System • Marietta, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Full-time 4x10's (7a-530p) plus call

Requirements

• Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing Required
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor or ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
• Current NIHSS certification within 30 Days Required
• Minimum 1 year nursing experience in either ICU, CCU, ED, IMCU Required
• Minimum 1 year peri-operative nursing Required
• The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Nursing-Preferred

Responsibilities

• Functions under the direction of the Site Manager. He/she is responsible for performing a wide variety of clinical procedures requiring independent judgement, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of the equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases.
• The registered nurse is responsible for implementing the nursing process based on expanded knowledge and experience.
• The nurse is responsible for providing patient care with an understanding and awareness of age specific needs.
• Addresses the biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial and patient/family education needs in providing care to the patient and family.
• The nurse is able to independently perform job functions.
• Completion of V-ARU competencies
• Provide pre and post procedure care of patients for invasive, interventional and surgical procedures
• Able to use critical thinking skills
• Able to deliver patient care in complex, multiple problem patient care situations
• Prepares and may administer contrast. Understands preparation/administration of doses according to patients weight and physician order
• Administers conscious sedation per system policy and procedure
• Preps the patient for procedure
• Demonstrates and understands sterile technique
• Demonstrate IV administration competence and maintenance
• Prepares trays and catheters for procedure
• Must be flexible with hours to meet department needs
• Able to work scheduled and On-Call hours if necessary
• Knows existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable.
• Introduces self to patient and/or guardian upon entering room utilizing proper scripting
• Transports patients as needed
• Provides privacy and comfort for patient/customers
• Assists with maintenance of departmental records, Joint Commission standards, State and Federal Regulations and Performance Improvement
• Completes necessary paperwork
• Answers department phone using proper scripting
• Completes chart reviews as needed
• Performs QA/QC functions as needed
• Assists in other Medical Imaging areas and as needed in other departments in the system, system wide
• Maintain current successful completion of BLS and ACLS
• Understands Scope of Service for Vascular Institute, VARU and Medical Imaging
• Assist in inservice/training for other Medical Imaging staff as appropriate
• Reviews case with the appropriate physician(s) as needed.
• Recognizes that total patient care starts when the patient arrives at our facility and ends when the physician/patient have the imaging results.
• Meets Service Recovery and Customer Service Guidelines as needed.
• Reviews the case with appropriate physician(s) as needed
• Coordinates daily schedule of patients
• Maintains checking the crash cart in assigned Medical Imaging areas.
• Verifies patient ID using 2 patient identifiers, ie. Armband, DOB, verbal identification
• Verifies front of patient chart for same/similar name sticker
• Verifies Written Order, seeks clarification is unclear
• Understands and complies with verbal order RBAC and performs necessary follow-up with written order
• Uses and understands preprocedural verification/time out form when appropriate
• Responsible for patient, family/support system education
• Provide post procedural home care instructions as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Benefits

• Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree