This position is for a Registered Nurse in the Interventional Radiology department responsible for patient care before, during, and after procedures. The role includes monitoring, sedating, charting, and recovering patients, with possible scrub and circulation duties. The position requires at least 2 years of nursing experience, various certifications, and involves on-call responsibilities.
Job Description
The Registered Nurse supports the Interventional Radiologist, technologist and patient with the highest level of healthcare possible. This position is responsible to monitor, sedate, chart, recover and evaluate patients before, during and after procedures. This person may be asked to scrub in and circulate procedures when needed. The registered nurse manages individualized, goal-directed nursing care through use of specialized knowledge and skills in accordance with IR department and hospital policies and procedures. This role serves as an educator while maintaining standards of professional nursing practice. This role provides care and monitoring to patients in other Imaging departments when needed.
Responsibilities
- Maintains up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information
- for use by the healthcare team, to ensure total quality care.
- Manage complex clinical situations and anticipate pending complications for patients undergoing diagnostic and
- interventional procedures.
- Evaluates problems, care provided and ensures that patient's responses are re-assessed to meet patient and family
- needs to assure overall quality of care delivered.
- Maintains up to date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team, to ensure quality care.
- Possesses and utilizes proper sterile technique and isolation procedures when appropriate.
- Assists in the administration and administers various medications under the direction of a physician.
- Displays superior interpersonal skills with patients and peers.
- Must be available for on call status, as needed, after normal operating hours.
- Maintains current knowledge/certification/licensure.
- Pursues professional growth and development..
- Assist in other duties as assigned to support the operational needs of the department and organization.
- May be required to remain on campus immediately before, during, and after severe weather and/or disasters.
QualificationsMinimum Education- Associates Degree Nursing or Bachelor's Degree Nursing Required.
Minimum Work Experience- 2 years nursing experience Required.
Licenses and Certifications- Registered Nurse Licensed State of Florida or eligible compact state Upon Hire Required.
- BLS for Healthcare Providers (BLS) American Heart Association Upon Hire Required.
- National Institutes Of Health Stroke Scale (NIH) Upon Hire Required.
- ACLS Provider (ACLS) American Heart Association within 1 Year Required.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities- Demonstrated proficiency in administering procedural sedation.
- Demonstrated proficiency in acute-care nursing knowledge and skills.
- Ability to adapt to flexible schedule, including after-hours, weekend and nights.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and effectively communicate with patients, physicians, and team members. Knowledge of sterile technique.
About UsBaptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.
