RN - RADIOLOGY SERVICES

Company: Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center
Location: Sparks
Posted on: May 15, 2022

Job Description:

ResponsibilitiesElevate Your Career at the brand new Sierra Medical Center!!!Northern Nevada Health System Sierra Medical Center is a 200-bed tertiary care located in south Reno, Nevada. Our brand new full-service facility presents an awesome opportunity to help build, grow, and develop Sierra Medical Center into an acute care force in the within the broader Reno, NV community. Come join us and Elevate Your Career at Sierra Medical Center.WHAT YOU CAN EXPECTEarn the recognition and support you deserve as a key member of our healthcare team.

• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Tuition Loan Repayment Program
• $1000 Annual Certification Bonus
• Challenging and rewarding work environment with advanced technological systems, processes and practice
• Significant opportunities to grow and develop through job-related training, continuing education, and mobility up
• Competitive compensation and generous benefits, including 401(k) with company match and excellent medical, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
• Shared Governance Model
• Clinical Nurse Advancement Program with monetary reward
• Significant opportunity to grow in ManagementJob Description:
  • Preparing patients for procedures:Includes checking and verifying vital signs, meds, NPO status, lab results, and medical history
  • Providing education to the patient and family members:Includes ensuring the patient and family members understand the procedure and plan of care before signing procedural consent and providing them with discharge planning/instructions
  • Inserting and removing intravenous lines
  • Administering conscious sedation drugs and other drugs
  • Monitoring patient patterns and vital signs during the procedure
  • Overseeing the safety and comfort of patients before, during, and after procedures
  • Providing post-procedure monitoring:Includes observing for signs and symptoms of complications, such as bleeding from the puncture site, pain, and/or changes in mental status or vital signsQualifications
    • Active Nevada RN license, BSN degree preferred
    • Minimum 4 years professional nursing experience with at least 2 years in interventional radiology preferred
    • Basic Life Support Certification required
    • ACLS Certifications required
    • Knwledge of therapeutic procedures after diagnostic testing has been completed
    • Excellent attention to detail needed in ensuring patient safety and quality monitoring
    • Strong organizational skills needed in coordination of care across vascular nursing

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