Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

Under the supervision of the Imaging Operations Manager and the clinical direction of the radiologist, independently performs nursing duties; collects initial and on-going data about the health status of the patient; obtains and verifies all required information; initiates informed consent and communicates to other pertinent individuals; evaluates and documents patient response to intervention/therapy based upon expected outcomes; creates individualized plan of care for patients in the imaging center; carries out and assists physician with interventions (sedation, biopsies, etc.); prepares and administers medications; performs record keeping and documentation; and serves as the primary liaison between patients and radiologists and other members of the support team.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Complete comprehensive patient assessment specific to clinical area/unit.
• Delegates tasks appropriately within scope of practice to ancillary personnel and performs the necessary follow up.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and time management in patient care. Responds appropriately to emergencies.
• Demonstrates good time management and prioritization skills.
• Documents all aspects of care thoroughly per hospital policy.
• Follows organizational policies in providing safe patient care at all times (med admin, handoffs, etc.).
• Integrates patient and family teaching in daily routine in identification of expected outcomes and goals.
• Participates in department quality improvement efforts.
• Under the direction of a physician, performs moderate and deep sedation on patients and conducts appropriate monitoring, assessments, interventions, and documentation as required by policy. Ensures appropriate recovery of all patients per hospital policy.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate
• Associate Degree Nursing
• Perioperative & Procedures - For ADN prepared nurses hired after 2/24/2017; must complete BSN degree by the fifth anniversary of employment as an RN with UKHA
• 2 or more years experience as a clinical nurse

Required Licensure and Certification

• Basic Life Support Heartsaver (BLS HS) (Non-Clinical) - American Heart Association (AHA) or obtained within 14 days
• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Single State - State Board of Nursing Kansas Registered Nurse
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 1 Year
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA) within 1 Year

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Acute/Critical Care Nursing (Adult) (CCRN) - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Certification Corporation (AACN)
• CEN, CRN
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

Important information for you to know as you apply:

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link View email address on click.appcast.io.
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.