Description

American Traveler is hiring an Interventional Radiology RN for a 13-week day shift contract requiring an active OR RN license and 3+ years of nursing experience.

Details

• Work in the Interventional Radiology/Cardiology unit performing angiography, embolization, cardiac catheterization, and other minimally invasive procedures
• Day shift schedule with 5 shifts per week at 8 hours per shift
• 13-week contract length
• May rotate through nursing/circulator, moderate sedation, scrub, and monitor roles based on assignment
• On-call responsibilities for the Interventional Unit as needed
• Utilizes infusion pumps, PCA pumps, hemodynamic recorders, ECG, and other physiological monitoring equipment

Requirements

• Active RN license in the State of Oregon
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required
• OR RN license required
• Minimum of three years of nursing experience required
• At least one year of experience in critical care, ER, cath lab, or IR required
• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
• BSN preferred
• IV certification required
• RCIS or NIH Stroke Scale certification preferred
• Conscious sedation training preferred
• Bilingual English-Spanish speaking preferred

Additional Information

• Administer medications including anticoagulants, vasoactive agents, contrast, and emergency drugs
• Collaborate with rad techs and physicians on contrast allergy management and pre-procedure planning
• Provide moderate sedation monitoring per protocol when assigned to that role
• Function as scrub technologist using sterile technique for interventional and catheter-based procedures when assigned
• Serve as primary monitor technologist recording hemodynamic data, pressures, and procedural events when assigned
• Assist with patient preparation, positioning, timeout verification, and vascular access management including sheath pulls
• Support department operations including supply management, room turnover, and equipment maintenance
• Reports to the Unit Nurse Manager, House Supervisor, or RN Team Leader
• Ability to provide culturally competent, age-specific patient care