Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology Full time

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Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

The Registered Nurse practices within the Patient and Family Centered Care Model will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients, coordinate ancillary staff and collaborate with interdisciplinary health care team.

The interventional radiology team consists of physicians, nurses, and technologists that use a variety of imaging techniques to perform minimally invasive procedures on inpatients and outpatients requiring vascular access, drainages, stenting, embolization, and biopsies. The interventional nurse routinely works in all imaging areas including: ultrasound, MRI, diagnostic x-ray, cat scan, and the interventional lab and is vital to the assessment and planning of the patient’s procedure. The increasing technological demands and changing patient care paradigms requires the radiology nurse to use their clinical knowledge, sound judgment, and critical thinking skills, as well as skills adopted from the operating room, post anesthesia care unit, critical care unit, ambulatory care unit and emergency room to provide care to the patient undergoing diagnostic interventions and therapeutic procedures.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

1. Nursing Practice/Nursing Process

1.1 Delivers and coordinates safe, competent, and effective patient focused care demonstrating knowledge and clinical proficiency within their practicing specialty area.

2. Professional Integration

2.1 Serves as a positive professional role model demonstrating accountability and responsibility through professional behavior.

3. Leadership

3.1 Uses effective communication, time management and prioritization skills.

4. Communication/Collaboration

4.1 Demonstrates a commitment to honor and respect the dignity of each person within their department/unit

5. Quality/Performance Management

5.1 Contributes to department effectiveness by offering suggestions and ideas that improve performance.

6. Support of Unit Goals

6.1 Dedicates work time in the areas of leadership, education, nursing practice or performance management to support advancement of unit goals in agreement with the Nurse Manager.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 5 years RN experience preferred. Interventional Radiology or Neuro Interventional experience preferred

LICENSURE

RN in State of Connecticut or Permit; Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS

PHYSICAL DEMAND

May be exposure to infectious diseases. Will be exposed to physical, mental and emotional illness as well as end of life conditions and death. Moderate stress and risk of injury from patient care. Standing/walking for more than half of the day. Frequently bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting and lifting. Must be able to assist pushing/pulling/lifting patients ranging from five (5) to three hundred (300) pounds.

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The Westerly Hospital
Website : http://www.westerlyhospital.com