Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

About the role

St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network, seeks an Interventional Radiology Nurse (RN) to provide high quality nursing care to patients across all imaging modalities within the Radiology Department. This is a per diem position covering day shifts Monday through Friday with monthly evening and weekend call requirements.

Responsibilities

• Apply all phases of care for invasive radiology procedures: pre-procedure, intra-procedure and post-procedure
• Demonstrate competency in advanced patient assessment skills of all body systems (neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, GI, GU, skin and musculoskeletal)
• Function as clinically competent in procedural sedation, administering conscious sedation and understanding the sedation recovery phase, reversal agents and airway recovery skills
• Delegate and supervise work of PAA and PCA
• Report to Unit Manager

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school, BSN Required
• Active RN Connecticut State License
• Strong Cardiac/Critical Care background with 2 years of ICU RN experience required
• Cath Lab or Interventional Radiology experience preferred
• Must be collaborative and flexible working in a close team environment
• ACLS Required