Interventional Radiology-Registered Nurse

Staff Nurse

At Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago, we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients. Be a part of the Insight Chicago team that provides patient care second to none!

The Staff Nurse is a registered professional nurse (RN) who practices within the scope of the Illinois Nurse Practice Act to ensure the delivery of comprehensive, high quality, individualized nursing care, based upon knowledge and experience, the nursing process and leadership skills. The RN incorporates the carative factors of human care and performs established procedures in accordance with the organization's and the nursing division policies, procedures, and standards of care.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Assesses each patient's biophysical, psychosocial, environment, spiritual, cultural, self-care, educational and discharge planning based on age and development status.
• Utilizes the caring behaviors of empathy, active listening and cultural sensitivity and supports patient dignity.
• Develops and prioritizes an outcome directed plan of care to assigned patients and changes as necessary.
• Performs clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies, procedures, standards of practice and within scope of the State Nurse Practice.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing interventions. Modified the plan of care focusing on age and development status and patient outcomes.
• Reviews the plan of care and consults with the physician and other health care providers to adjust the plan to assure optimum patient outcomes within the scheduled timeframe.
• Documents care per documentation standards.
• Provides patient/family education.
• Serves as a mentor/preceptor colleagues and other staff within or outside of areas of responsibility.
• Utilizes patient assessment findings and clinical judgments to safely perform international radiology procedures with the Radiology Team and radiologist.
• Provides pre, intra, and post IR procedural care and monitoring of the patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency in the use of medication, including emergency drugs, moderate sedation, reversal agents and common adverse reactions to contrast media.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency to perform IR procedures to include: abscess drain tube placement, aspiration of any fluid collection, breast biopsy, chest tube placement, fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodule, kidney biopsy, liver biopsy, lumbar puncture, ling/chest biopsy, lymph node biopsy, paracentesis, thoracentesis and other international radiology procedure.
• Prepares room and positions patient for various procedures.
• Follows radiation safety protocols.
• All Level 2 nurses must meet and maintain annually all of the Level 2 Performance Standards and expectations as outlined in the Level 2 section of the RN Levels of Practice Programs. Adheres to downtime procedures.
• Adheres to established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
• Performs both essential and non-essential job functions in a safe manner as identified by Community First.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and models the mission and core values of Community First through behavior and attitude.
• Enhances professional growth and development by accessing educational programs, job related literature, in-service meetings, and workshops/seminars.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Monitor and delegate tasks to allied health care professionals.

Education and/or Experience:

• BSN preferred
• 0-1 years of experience required
• Ability to follow instructions and record information accurately
• Able to communicate effectively using written and verbal English
• Good interpersonal skills

Computer Skills:

• EMR/CERNER experience preferred
• Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) experience preferred
• Basic computer and typing skills required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Registered Nurse with current Illinois License
• ACLS per unit specific hospital requirements
• BLS/CPR certification required

Insight Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs. Insight is an equal opportunity employer and values workplace diversity!