Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

3110 Kennestone Hospital, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Day shift, full-time 4x10s (7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) with on-call responsibilities in the Medical Imaging/Vascular Institute setting.

The RN provides a wide range of clinical procedures requiring independent judgment, collaborates with the team to ensure patient safety, and delivers education to patients and families as part of comprehensive care. ACLS/BLS and NIHSS timing are required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required with RN licensure.
• Current NIHSS certification within 30 days is required.
• Minimum 1 year nursing experience in ICU/CCU/ED/IMCU and perioperative areas.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre and post procedure patient care for invasive, interventional and surgical procedures.
• Apply critical thinking to manage complex patient care situations.
• Maintain sterile technique and assist with procedures as needed.
• Coordinate daily patient schedules and ensure proper documentation.

Skills

English communication

Education

Associate degree in Nursing

Bachelor's in Nursing preferred

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) Full-time 4x10's (7a-530p) plus call

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

Job Responsibilities

• 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.

Quality and Patient Safety

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

Patient Education

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 Required, 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

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.

Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more. Nationally ranked and locally recognized for our high-quality care and inclusive culture, Wellstar is one of Georgia’s largest and most integrated healthcare systems. Every day, 24,000+ of us work together to provide personalized care for patients at every age and stage of life - and our team members are the foundation of that care.

Mission, Vision & Values

OUR MISSION

To enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.

OUR VISION

Deliver world-class healthcare to every person, every time.

OUR VALUES

• We serve with compassion
• We pursue excellence
• We honor every voice

Culture of Excellence

Wellstar consistently receives attention and accolades from national organizations that set the standards for world-class care. Our system-wide practice of safety principles, assessing and addressing errors and seeking feedback from our patients and customers continually earns recognition for advances in safety and quality. Featured on the FORTUNE "100 Best Companies to Work For" list and Seramount 100 Best Companies list, we not only provide top-notch care for our patients, but also foster the culture of Wellstar as a Great Place to Work.