Summary: RN BCLS/ACLS for interventional radiology procedures. Responsible for promoting an environment that embraces customer service and industry best practices as tools to help in primary goals of delivering the highest quality support to the physicians and patients of the Outpatient Based Lab (OBL). Will provide excellent patient care in prepping, inter-procedure, and post-procedure recovery. Will meet regulatory guidelines, coordinate patient care and safe environment activities in the OBL setting. Work across functional lines to create a harmonious work environment to exceed patient experience.
Essential Functions:
• Maintain accurate detailed reports and records.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reaction or side effects.
• Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
• Prepare patients for and assist with examination or treatments.
• Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or health improvement programs.
• Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
• Refer patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance
• Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing and/or interventional radiology and imaging.
• Inform physician of patient’s condition during anesthesia.
• Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
• Assist interventional radiologists during procedures.
• Observe nurses, MAs, techs, or other staff and visit patients to ensure proper care.
• Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
• Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical tests, or other forms of treatment related to interventional radiologic procedures.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s condition.
• Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients.
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor degree in nursing or higher, BLS/ACLS
Experience: Interventional Radiology or Critical Care nursing experience highly preferred.
Skills/Knowledge:
• Active Listening – Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Social Perceptiveness – Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Service Orientation – Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Coordination – Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Critical Thinking – Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Judgement and Decision Making – Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Monitoring – Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or make corrective action.
• Writing – Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Active Learning – Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Complex Problem Solving – Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Instructing – Teaching other how to do something.
• Learning Strategies – Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
