Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology

Northwell Health

About The Position

Performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments. Uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The nurse assesses patients’ physiological, psychosocial, developmental, and educational needs; identifies problems and expected outcomes; develops individualized goals and care plans; implements and evaluates care; and revises plans as needed. Responsibilities include administering medications and treatments safely, assisting physicians with treatments and diagnostic procedures, monitoring and documenting patient conditions and responses, maintaining safety, providing emotional support and patient/family education, and coordinating discharge planning and referrals. The nurse also supports care-team coordination and delegation, responds effectively to emergencies, and participates in performance improvement by evaluating care outcomes and identifying opportunities to improve unit systems. Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities listed are essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act; related duties not listed are not essential functions.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
Specialized certifications as needed.
Must enroll in an accredited BSN program within two years and obtain a BSN degree within five years of the job entry date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
One or more years of Interventional Radiology RN experience preferred.
Pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct patient interviews, explain policies and procedures, review charts, and answer questions courteously and accurately.
Assess patients’ gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological, psychosocial, developmental, mobility, sensory, skin, pain-management, coping, knowledge, and comprehension needs.
Identify cultural and ethnic requirements, patient problems, learning needs, expected outcomes, and criteria for measuring outcomes.
Develop individualized patient goals and plans of care, set priorities, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and document plans in collaboration with physicians and other health team members.
Implement, reassess, and revise plans of care; maintain patient safety and provide emotional support to patients and significant others.
Administer prescribed treatments and medications correctly and safely; use necessary equipment; apply scientific principles; and perform procedures safely, promptly, and efficiently.
Observe patients during treatments and procedures, report and record their condition and responses, and maintain accurate documentation according to departmental policy.
Respond rapidly and effectively to emergencies and maintain a calm, quiet, restful atmosphere.
Communicate with patients’ families or caretakers and coordinate discharge planning, referrals, and discharge instructions.
Evaluate patient outcomes and the effectiveness of care; perform variance analysis and participate in designing, implementing, and evaluating systems to improve care.
Collaborate with care-team members and physicians in planning and carrying out treatment regimens; interpret and implement physician-prescribed treatments; assist physicians during treatments and diagnostic procedures; and keep the Patient Care Manager/designee and/or physician informed of relevant changes.
Use clinical judgment to delegate assignments and ensure they are completed in a timely fashion; provide direction to other care-team members.
Perform grade I–IV decubitus care and preventive skin care; apply simple dressings using aseptic technique; apply warm and cold compresses and perform irrigations according to facility procedures; and perform other skin-care procedures as needed.
Identify medications by action, dosage, side effects, and patient implications; meet the medication-administration examination standard; prepare local solutions; document medications; and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Participate in patient and family education, explain the patient’s condition as indicated, communicate pertinent assessment data to care-team members and appropriate agencies, use available teaching opportunities and resources, and evaluate and document teaching effectiveness.
Perform related duties as required.