Interventional Radiology RN

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Medical Group, LLC in Marietta, GA is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our team. The role involves perioperative and interventional nursing care under the Site Manager, delivering high-quality patient care across pre/post procedures, and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

On-site work is required with potential on-call hours. The ideal candidate will have an Associate's Nursing or Diploma in Nursing (Bachelor's preferred), current ACLS and BLS

Qualifications

• Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or equivalent certification
• ACLS or equivalent certification
• RN license (Single State) or RN-Compact (multi-state)
• English language proficiency (verbal and written)

Responsibilities

• Provide pre- and post-procedure patient care for invasive, interventional and surgical procedures
• Perform nursing duties with independent judgment and initiative
• Maintain patient privacy and comfort
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission standards and regulatory requirements
• Prepare and administer medications per physician orders and policies
• Maintain and demonstrate sterile technique and IV administration competence
• Coordinate daily patient schedules and communications with care teams
• Complete required paperwork and chart reviews as needed
• Assist in other Medical Imaging areas and departments as needed
• Maintain current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Review cases with physicians and participate in quality improvement activities
• Respond to calls and on-call hours as required
• Support patient and family education and discharge instructions
• Ensure crash cart checks and patient identification procedures are followed
• Adhere to Wellstar Health System policies and code of conduct

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift
Day (United States of America)

Job Summary:

Functions under the direction of the Site Manager. He/she is responsible for performing a wide variety of clinical procedures requiring independent judgement, ingenuity and initiative in the utilization of the equipment for the diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases. The registered nurse is responsible for implementing the nursing process based on expanded knowledge and experience. The nurse is responsible for providing patient care with an understanding and awareness of age specific needs. Addresses the biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial and patient/family education needs in providing care to the patient and family. The nurse is able to independently perform job functions.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Completion of V-ARU competencies
• Provide pre and post procedure care of patients for invasive, interventional and surgical procedures
• Able to use critical thinking skills
• Able to deliver patient care in complex, multiple problem patient care situations
• Prepares and may administer contrast. Understands preparation/administration of doses according to patients weight and physician order
• Administers conscious sedation per system policy and procedure
• Preps the patient for procedure
• Demonstrates and understands sterile technique
• Demonstrate IV administration competence and maintenance
• Prepares trays and catheters for procedure
• Must be flexible with hours to meet department needs
• Able to work scheduled and On-Call hours if necessary
• Knows existing lines of communication and authority, handles communications properly and is dependable, cooperative and emotionally stable.
• Introduces self to patient and/or guardian upon entering room utilizing proper scripting
• Transports patients as needed
• Provides privacy and comfort for patient/customers
• Assists with maintenance of departmental records, Joint Commission standards, State and Federal Regulations and Performance Improvement
• Completes necessary paperwork
• Answers department phone using proper scripting
• Completes chart reviews as needed
• Performs QA/QC functions as needed
• Assists in other Medical Imaging areas and as needed in other departments in the system, system wide
• Maintain current successful completion of BLS and ACLS
• Understands Scope of Service for Vascular Institute, VARU and Medical Imaging
• Assist in inservice/training for other Medical Imaging staff as appropriate
• Reviews case with the appropriate physician(s) as needed.
• Recognizes that total patient care starts when the patient arrives at our facility and ends when the physician/patient have the imaging results.
• Meets Service Recovery and Customer Service Guidelines as needed.
• Reviews the case with appropriate physician(s) as needed
• Coordinates daily schedule of patients
• Maintains checking the crash cart in assigned Medical Imaging areas.
• Verifies patient ID using 2 patient identifiers, ie. Armband, DOB, verbal identification
• Verifies front of patient chart for same/similar name sticker
• Verifies Written Order, seeks clarification is unclear
• Understands and complies with verbal order RBAC and performs necessary follow-up with written order
• Uses and understands preprocedural verification/time out form when appropriate
• Responsible for patient, family/support system education
• Provide post procedural home care instructions as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education:

• Associates Nursing or Diploma (Nurse) Nursing or Bachelors Nursing-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

• All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor or ACLS-P - ACLS-Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days
• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• RN - Reg Nurse (Single State) or RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact

Additional License(s) and Certification(s):

• Current NIHSS certification within 30 Days Required

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 1 year nursing experience in either ICU, CCU, ED, IMCU Required and
• Minimum 1 year peri-operative nursing. Required

Required Minimum Skills:

The individual must be able to communicate and understand verbal and written English language and display a positive attitude.

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