Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

Saint Luke’s North Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Interventional Radiology team. This full-time, day-shift role works in a busy procedural area serving Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology patients. The nurse provides care and sedation for procedures such as organ biopsies, acute pulmonary and arterial thrombectomies, embolectomies, drain placements, and port and dialysis catheter placements, with opportunities to learn new procedures and participate in clinical research. The position is supported by leading technology in an innovative environment. The nurse preps and recovers cardiac catheterization patients, works in the Interventional Radiology lab during procedures, and provides nursing care—including moderate sedation when needed—in the CVIR Holding/Recovery unit for procedures such as TEE, cardioversions, and bronchoscopy. Additional work includes nursing care during invasive procedures in other Radiology areas, including CT- and ultrasound-guided biopsies; monitoring MRI pacemaker studies; and starting IVs as needed for staff. The schedule is Monday through Friday, days, with participation in an after-hours and holiday on-call rotation.

Requirements

Less than one year of applicable experience is listed.
Current Registered Nurse qualification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Associate degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience with higher-acuity patients in Intensive Care, the Emergency Department, or procedural areas is sought.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process.
Delegate tasks appropriately.
Interpret data with increasing discriminatory judgment and prioritize appropriately.
Initiate actions to improve nursing practice, patient care, and unit processes.
Serve as a day-to-day resource to colleagues at unit and departmental levels.
Provide positive formal or informal leadership within the unit and hospital.
Work with multidisciplinary teams, including Interventional Radiologists, Anesthesiology, specialty service providers, and nursing peers.
Prep and recover cardiac catheterization patients.
Work in the Interventional Radiology lab during procedures.
Provide nursing care and moderate sedation when needed for procedures in the CVIR Holding/Recovery unit.
Provide nursing care during invasive procedures in other Radiology areas, including CT- and ultrasound-guided biopsies.
Monitor MRI pacemaker studies.
Start IVs as needed for staff.
Participate in the after-hours and holiday on-call rotation.