Job Description
The Interventional Radiology Nurse provides comprehensive care across all Radiology/Imaging areas, assessing patient conditions, especially during emergencies, and coordinating individualized, age-specific care as part of the healthcare team.
Responsibilities include planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care to optimize outcomes, performing focused assessments before, during, and after procedures, and responding to urgent needs such as cardiac arrest or IV issues.
Performs assessments for procedures like angiography and CT scans, collaborates with team members and families, and follows established standards under supervision of credentialed physicians.
Accurately administers and documents treatments and medications using electronic systems, identifies and incorporates educational needs into care plans, and participates in quality improvement and efficiency strategies.
Organizes tasks, demonstrates flexibility, supports staff orientation, and contributes to practice and environment improvements through active participation.
Requires a graduate of professional nursing school (BSN preferred), critical care experience and radiology background preferred, current RN licensure in Virginia, and certifications in ACLS, PALS, and BLS-HCP. Must complete orientation and competency requirements, and have computer literacy.
This full-time role involves variable shifts, including call and rotating weekends, at a hospital in Roanoke, VA.
