Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Interventional Radiology RN with neuro/stroke and thrombectomy experience for a fast-paced IR department requiring active VA or compact licensure.

Details

• Interventional Radiology department within a hospital setting
• Provides conscious sedation, patient monitoring, pre-procedural timeouts, and critical care nursing in IR procedures
• Day shift schedule: 4x10 hour shifts, 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM
• Call responsibilities required: 10-12 primary/backup on-call shifts every six weeks, mix of weekday and weekend, with a 30-minute response time
• Uses Epic (Radiant IR) as the charting system
• Floating may be required in rotation with client staff per facility policy

Requirements

• Active VA or Compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required
• Minimum 3 years of Interventional Radiology nursing experience required
• Neuro/stroke nursing experience required
• Thrombectomy experience required
• Conscious sedation experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Must reside within 30 miles or 30 minutes of the facility for on-call response

Additional Information

• Provide conscious sedation, patient monitoring, pre-procedural timeouts, and critical care nursing support in a busy IR department
• On-call volume expected to decrease as staffing levels increase
• Flu vaccine required during flu season (October 1 - March 31), with exemption requests subject to CMS guideline compliance
• Smoke/nicotine free facility
• Previous VHC staff members must wait one year before returning as a travelers
• Minimal RTO approved, generally no more than one week off during the contract, subject to manager discretion
• Some holiday coverage expected
• Up to 7 hours of non-billable training modules required during orientation