Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

Conifer Health Solutions•West Palm Beach, FL

About The Position

The Cardiovascular Registered Nurse works as part of an integrated Cardiac/EP and Interventional Radiology lab, planning, delivering, and evaluating nursing care for designated patients under the direction and supervision of the Director and/or designee. The nurse serves as a team leader and facilitator, communicating with other health team members. Responsibilities include closely monitoring patients for complications, administering medications including moderate sedation, documenting procedures, and potentially circulating or scrubbing into procedures. The nurse evaluates patient and family learning needs and provides education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. The role also includes effectively delegating patient care to ancillary personnel and potentially precepting student nurses and new hires. It requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, the ability to work with minimal supervision, and the ability to act appropriately in a fast-paced critical care environment. The nurse takes call for emergent procedures and must meet a 30-minute on-call arrival requirement. The nurse follows hospital policies and procedures and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Florida.
Current BLS certification.
ACLS certification within 3 months of hire.
At least one year of nursing experience in a critical care setting such as ICU, ED, or Trauma.
Critical thinking skills and decisive judgment.
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced critical care environment.

Nice To Haves

Three years of critical care experience preferred.
Prior experience in procedural areas such as Cath, IR, EP, or Neuro preferred.

Responsibilities

Plan, deliver, and evaluate nursing care for designated patients under the direction and supervision of the Director and/or designee.
Function as a team leader and facilitator, communicating with other health team members.
Closely monitor patients for complications.
Administer medications, including moderate sedation.
Document procedures and potentially circulate or scrub into procedures.
Evaluate patient and family learning needs and provide appropriate education.
Delegate patient care to ancillary personnel.
May precept student nurses and new hires.
Take call for emergent procedures and meet the 30-minute on-call arrival requirement.
Follow hospital policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.