Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

Shift: Days Job type: Full Time

The clinical nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of each assigned patient. The clinical nurse initiates teaching and educates the patient and family and/or significant other to attain optimal health. The clinical nurse is responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities Pre-op duties includes pre-op telephone interview and education, patient assessment documented, IV initiation, administer pre-op medications, complete medication reconciliation form. Procedural nurse duties include administration of moderate sedation and medications, assessment, physio monitoring, circulating and emergency procedures. Recovery room duties include assessment, monitoring and emergency procedures. Familiarization, nursing skills and competencies with Interventional procedures includes PICC Line placement, Permacaths, Biopsies, Arterial and Venous vascular procedures, various modality sedation cases, filter placement, etc.

Qualifications

Required

IR RN Experience required Graduate of accredited professional nursing program Current RN licensure in the State of California. Current American Heart Association BLS certification (maintain current at all times). Current American Heart Association ACLS certification (maintain current at all times).