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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Onsite
Interventional Radiology, RN – FT Day Shift - Mon -Fri with Call Requirement
The Opportunity:
Saint Luke’s North Hospital, located in Kansas City, Missouri. This location is seeking nurses with experience with higher acuity patients (Intensive Care, ED, procedural areas) to join our Interventional Radiology team. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow in your career, experiencing new procedures and clinical research. This IR – Special Procedures nurse position is a vital team member in providing care and sedation for organ biopsies, acute pulmonary and arterial thrombectomies, embolectomies, drain placements, port and dialysis catheter placements as well as other procedures. You will be supported by leading technology while working in an innovative environment. Join us in our vision of being, “The Best Place to Get Care. The Best Place to Give Care.”
This position is in a busy, very unique procedural area caring for Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology patients. Duties involve prepping and recovering cardiac cath patients, working within the Interventional Radiology lab during procedures, providing nursing care, including moderate sedation when needed, for procedures performed within the CVIR Holding/Recovery unit, such as TEE/Cardioversions, bronchoscopy, etc; Additional duties include providing nursing care in other areas of Radiology during invasive procedures, such as CT and US Guided Biopsies, monitoring for MRI pacemaker studies, starting IV's as needed for staff.
Shift Details: FT, Days This position also requires that you participate in after hours and holiday on call rotation.
The Work:
Utilizes the nursing process
Delegates tasks appropriately
Demonstrates increasing discriminatory judgement in interpreting data and prioritizes appropriately
Initiates actions to improve nursing practice patient care and unit processes
Serves as a day to day resource to colleagues at unit and departmental levels
Provides positive formal or informal leadership within unit and hospital
Works well with multidisciplinary teams consisting of Interventional Radiologists, Anesthesiology, Specialty Service providers, and nursing peers.
Applicable Experience:
Less than 1 yearAdvanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Registered Nurse - VariousAssociate Degree