Registered Nurse for IR and PICC (Full-time, Day shift)
About The Position
This is a full-time, day shift position for a Registered Nurse specializing in Interventional Radiology (IR) and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) procedures. The nurse will closely monitor patients for complications, administer medications including moderate sedation, document procedures, and assist with various interventional and diagnostic imaging procedures. Key responsibilities include patient education pre and post-procedure, preparing patients and equipment, monitoring vital signs, responding to emergencies, and providing nursing support across radiology departments. The role also involves starting and checking IVs, assessing central lines (ports, PICCs, Midlines), troubleshooting and de-clotting catheters, educating staff and patients on line care, and assisting with administrative duties and quality control measures. The nurse will undergo vendor training for IV access certification and maintain annual stick counts.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nursing for the State
- Current IV Certification
- BLS, ACLS
Responsibilities
- Closely monitors the patient for complications, administers medications including moderate sedation, documents the procedure, and assist with procedures.
- Plays an important role in communication and patient education both pre and post procedure.
- Administering moderate sedation to patients during the procedures.
- Monitoring patients’ vital signs during the procedure and reporting any changes to the physician or other staff members.
- Preparing patients for procedures by explaining the procedure to them, preparing them for procedure, and setting up any equipment that is needed.
- Preparing and arranging equipment for cases such as CT scans, ensuring that all equipment is working properly before and after each procedure.
- Preparing patients for diagnostic imaging studies such as MRI scans and CT scans by helping them position and IV insertions.
- Preparing patients for interventional procedures such as biopsies and drainages.
- Perform comfort and safety measures with patients in the radiology department.
- Respond to emergencies.
- Responsible for patient care throughout minimally invasive, image-guided procedures from the moment a patient is admitted into the radiology department to the time when that patient is discharged to a post-operative recovery area.
- Start or check peripheral IVs, assess implanted ports, PICCs, and Midline catheter, monitor vital signs, suction patients, and help patients with their personal needs.
- Serve as nursing support for all radiology departments located in the hospital.
- Undergoes training by the vendor, complete 10 successful sticks to be certified, and maintain 30 successful sticks a year to maintain the certification.
- Competent in IV access and assisting with IR procedures.
- Troubleshoots, de-clot obstructed central line catheters.
- Monitors PICC/MIDLINE and educates staff and patients on prevention of line infection and routine care.
- Assist with administrative duties during downtime for the Cath. Lab.
- Submits surveillance data for Quality and Infection control.
- Check the crash carts, suction, and oxygen equipment daily.
- Maintain patients log.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
