Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology

SSM Health · St Louis, MO · Yesterday

On-siteHealthcareFull-time

Job Highlights

Sign-on Bonus: Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility. Bonuses up to $30,000.
Benefits: Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:
- Benefits are effective 31 days from date of hire.
- Wellness Programs
- Retirement savings program
- Professional development and continuing education opportunities
- PTO accrual begins day one
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Please note, benefits and eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply.

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional practitioner who manages and directs nursing care activities in the areas of cath lab and interventional radiology. Must be energetic and highly motivated to support the success of Saint Louis University Hospital.

Essential Functions

Assessment (20%):
- Completes assessment of new admission or transfer upon arrival to PACU.
- Accurately performs and documents patient assessments.
- Provides timely ongoing patient reassessment documenting pertinent observations.
Planning (10%):
- Identifies patient care needs.
- Formulates nursing interventions to achieve desired patient outcomes.
- Identifies and initiates individualized care plans.
- Collaborates with appropriate health team members for coordination of daily plan of care for assigned patients.
Implementation (30%):
- Coordinates, communicates and documents patient care with other disciplines.
- Provides and documents patient education and discharge planning correctly on PACU flow sheet.
- Reviews and initiates physician orders in an accurate and timely manner.
- Recognizes changes in patient's condition, takes appropriate nursing actions.
- Adheres to medication/parenteral therapy administration and documentation per policy guidelines.
- Performs blood-drawing technique to obtain lab specimens including blood cultures.
- Anesthesia and surgical physicians notified of significant changes in patient condition.
- Assist physicians with procedures, examinations, and other processes related to patient care.
Evaluation (10%):
- Performs and documents ongoing evaluation of effectiveness of care based on assessment data, nursing interventions, patient response to medications, treatments and procedures.
- Evaluates and documents effectiveness of patient education including level of understanding.
- Evaluates plan of care and modifies as indicated.
- Evaluates effectiveness of pain medication and then takes appropriate nursing action.
Professional/Leadership (10%):
- Participates in additional learning experience to increase professional competence including:
  - Committee membership
  - Staff meetings
  - Mandatory in-services and other educational programs
  - Evaluation of self and peer performance by identifying strengths and areas for improvement
- Is at work as scheduled and begins duties promptly at start of shift.
- Functions as a resource person to co-workers, patients/families, medical staff and ancillary personnel.
- Identifies problems, gathers pertinent data, suggests solutions, communicates using appropriate lines of authority, and works toward problem resolution.
- Directs care delivered by Care Partners.
- Adheres to and incorporates all customer service standards in patient care and work practices.
Safety/Infection Control (5%):
- Practices universal precautions and disposes of hazardous wastes per established guidelines.
- Maintains a safe, clean, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients/families/employees in accordance with hospital standards:
  - Maintains clutter free environment.
  - Keeps conversations and background noise to a minimum.
  - Adheres to dress code.
- Reports risk management concerns.
- Assumes responsibility for completing all annual mandatory requirements:
  - Safety/Fire
  - Blood Borne Pathogen
  - Hazardous Communication
  - TB
  - Department Specific
  - Age Appropriate Care (for clinical staff only)
  - EMTALA
- Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Service (10%):
- Demonstrates Care and Courtesy:
  - Provides prompt, respectful, courteous service.
  - Meets physical, spiritual, psychological and emotional needs of patients and families.
  - Responds to patient needs promptly.
  - Apologizes for mix-ups and delays.
- Communicates Effectively and Maintains Confidentiality:
  - Listens to patient/family concerns and addresses needs.
  - Explains procedures and all education in a manner that patient/family understands.
  - Allows time for questions.
- Demonstrates Competence and Collaboration:
  - Provides accurate report.
  - Provides quality care in accordance to standards.
  - Shares knowledge with other departments to facilitate work flow and continuity.
- Provides Cost Effective Services:
  - Uses resources wisely.
  - Recommends changes in practice that increases efficiency and minimizes waste.
  - Minimizes overtime and utilizes time well.
Quality Improvement (QI) (5%):
- Assists in developing unit based PI plan.
- Collects PI data as assigned.
- Participates in discussion of PI outcomes.
- Collaborates in developing and implementing action plans.
- Participates in research activities on the nursing unit.
Age Appropriate Care:
- Provides age-appropriate care to: Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills of normal growth & development necessary to provide services to the age of the patient served by the department.
- Demonstrates ability to assess and interpret age specific data to identify patient needs.
- Utilizes communication skills necessary to interpret age specific responses to service and interaction.
- Involves family or significant other in decision making related to services provided.
- Demonstrates ability to provide service needed for the age groups routinely served by the department assigned.
Specialized Care (<1%):
- Restraint Care:
  - Initiates/evaluates alternatives to restraint prior to application.
  - Applies restraints consistent with the approved procedure.
  - Monitors and assesses patient's response throughout the restraint period at the appropriate intervals.
  - Provides specified patient care (toileting, skin care, hydration, feeding, etc.) on a timely basis.
  - Provides for trial release and removal of restraint as soon as possible.
- Pain Management (licensed personnel):
  - Assess patient for presence of pain on admission and during assessments/reassessments.
  - Incorporates patient's cultural/spiritual beliefs regarding pain into pain management plan.
  - Implement pain management techniques. Focus on prevention rather than treatment.
  - Include patient and/or family members in developing a pain management plans.
  - Consider other methods of pain control when developing plan of care: massage, repositioning, immobilization, and music therapy.
- Abuse Assessment:
  - Is aware of abuse recognition criteria and incorporates it into assessments.
  - Reports signs of possible abuse/neglect to the physician & Risk Management, and recommends appropriate consultations (psychiatric, Social Work) for evaluation.

Minimum Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Minimum Experience

One year medical surgical experience required. Critical Care or Post Anesthesia Care experience preferred.

Required Course

ALS

Working Conditions

Regular exposure to the risk of blood borne diseases.
Contact with patients under wide variety of circumstances.
Exposure to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries, illness).
Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
Handles emergencies or crisis situations. May perform emergency care.
Subject to irregular hours.
Pressure due to multiple competing demands.
Exposure to latex, risk of developing.

Physical Requirements

Prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking.
Lifts, positions, pushes, and/or transfers patients.
Must be able to lift 50 pounds and pull 100 pounds.
Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching.

Required Professional Licenses and/or Certifications

State of Work Location: Illinois

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

State of Work Location: Missouri

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State or Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)