Registered Nurse (RN) Interventional Specialist, FT, Nights

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Job Summary

Provides clinical direction for all aspects of patient care specifically diagnostic and interventional Radiology Vascular or Neuro endovascular procedures. Supports the procedural team as circulator providing moderate sedation scrubbing with the physician tableside or monitoring and documenting the case. Maintains competency in each role utilizing evidence-based practices and research consistent with an acute care registered nurse. Performs procedures effectively during call back. Exercises appropriate judgement utilizing resources.

Bonus

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Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Healths purpose:Inspire with the difference.
• Completes direct patient pre-procedure assessment for sedation. This includes the following: assessment of the patients medical and surgical history ASA classification NPO status pertinent labs and sedation plan with primary documentation. Verifies Universal Protocol Part 1 is complete and notifies department and/or physician doing procedure of any missing information. Reports and documents findings. Gathers pertinent records needed for procedures such as: History and Physical Lab reports and Medication Record. Anticipates and/or predicts changes and modifies any care delivered to best meet the needs of the patient preferences concerns and special needs into daily work overt/covert needs as well as anticipated needs related to the patient throughout the ALDRETE score consistently. Follows Infection Control policies and procedures on all patients.
• Maintains safe working the location and use of emergency equipment. Demonstrated competency of annual departmental competencies. Performs inpatient/outpatient treatment procedures and physician applicable hospital proper body mechanics. Takes immediate and appropriate action in life threatening emergencies and/ or crisis IV medication and other drugs as directed by the of all drugs used during procedures and emergencies as well as contraindications and side to radiation safety guidelines. Employs proper hospital emergency specimens are collected handled properly correctly labeled and submitted to the appropriate point of care testing.
• Communicates appropriately with hospital personnel medical staff patients families outside resources and others verbally and in writing. Functions as a team player demonstrating willingness to help whenever necessary displaying a positive image of the department and Prisma Health. Utilizes SBAR communication discrete in the use of confidential information per HIPPA. Reports errors/incidents/problems to appropriate personnel promptly and documents correctly in Event Reporting online physician is informed of all pertinent patient information.
• Follows nursing documentation all applicable permits/consents are sedation and procedural documentation per and maintains all records and procedures and patient care which reflect education for patients and families.
• Ensures patient understands and consents to procedures to be performed; contact physician performing procedure as education to increase patient and family patient and family are well informed; fulling explaining time frames to family members. Implements and/or assists in patient education regarding procedures and health as a resource person to other and participates in departmental staff responsibility for own continuing education both formal and in development of self and other staff scheduled departmental in-services.
• Demonstrates organizational ability using time/equipment/resources daily procedure schedule in accordance with patient/procedure priorities and physician problems. Anticipates needs of that daily schedule is carried out through individual or cooperative analytical judgement on work to be done. Keeps physicians patients and families informed of any delays in schedule.
• Proper care and cleaning of patient equipment and all items in patient and stocking of supplies for smooth operation of equipment properly and documents; notifies appropriate department for repair and removes from service and place note on equipment not functioning correctly. Provides for safe and continued operable issues such as damaged or missing cables to manager.
• Obtains appropriate supplies and prepares room for patient.
• Assess patients condition and level of cooperation and makes appropriate judgment of proper care.
• Practices proper sterile surgical scrub before invasive procedures. Demonstrates proper gowning and gloving proper method of opening sterile tray to prevent proper opening and placing sterile supplies/items onto sterile appropriate protective covering (hat mask etc.). Demonstrates proper procedure for prepping and draping the patient. Is thoroughly familiar with patients history and current lab data and informs procedure physician.
• Responds to codes and other emergency situations appropriately. Demonstrates proper technique for removal and management of arterial sheath.
• Responsible for accurate and timely documentation of events of the case. Interpretation and management of Hemodynamic monitoring. Anticipates potential issues and demonstrates clinical assessment and intervention notifying physician and team of alterations in hemodynamics. Demonstrates accurate documentation of quality metric data fields and limited charging of procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibility

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor manager director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in Nursing. Bachelors degree in Nursing preferred.
• Experience - Two (2) years of Critical Care CCL or interventional experience

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of an AD N will accept nursing diploma with RN licensure.
• In lieu of two (2) years of registered nurse experience will accept successful completion of the Prisma Health Nurse Residency Program and one (1) year of related experience.

Required Certifications Registrations Licenses

• Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.
• RCIS - Preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledgeable of limited angiographic exams interventional procedures and the use of contrast agents.
• Knowledge of radiographic equipment operation and radiation safety.
• Knowledgeable of catheters guidewires balloon dilatation catheters stents as well as other supplies.
• Knowledgeable of operation of physiological monitoring equipment and power injectors.

Work Shift

Night (United States of America)

Location

Richland

Facility

Richland Hospital

Department

Radiology Nursing Services

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