Registered Nurse Neuro Interventional Radiology

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Do you have the career opportunities as a Registered Nurse Neuro Interventional Radiology you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you – at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe which is a part of the nation’s leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe!

Under the general direction of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Manager, the Interventional Radiology Supervisor and the hospital nursing policies the Interventional Radiology Nurse is responsible for professional nursing care and related assistance to patients upon admission to the department. The nurse’s purpose is to assist and support the patient so that imaging procedures can be performed in a safe and efficient manner.

To accomplish this, the Interventional Radiology Nurse is required to assist in all aspects of the procedure except for the use of radiation producing equipment. The Interventional Radiology Supervisor is responsible for providing the nurse with appropriate orientation and training in the radiation safety aspects of the imaging equipment they must work with. The Interventional Radiology Nurse is also responsible for the maintenance and security of the Department’s medication supply, monitoring of patients receiving conscious sedation, and keeping appropriate medical records relating to patient care.

The Interventional Radiology Nurse will provide all imaging personnel with in-service education and training relating to patient care and patient care devices. The Interventional Radiology Nurse will actively communicate with physicians, nursing units, and family members concerning the patient’s well-being, exam status and care, and will perform appropriate patient teaching as needed. The Interventional Radiology Nurse will actively communicate, cooperate with, and assist other nurses.

The Interventional Radiology Nurse’s patient care skills are subject to the policies and procedures of the hospital nursing service. Responsible on-call participation is required for this position.

• Demonstrate leadership ability by planning, implementing, evaluating and coordinating the activities of a group as delegated.
• Satisfactorily functioning as a team leader or team member.
• Makes recommendations for assigning personnel to provide for patient care during assigned shifts.
• Acts as a resource person and gives assistance to staff in performance of their duties.
• Evaluates nursing and patient care goals.
• Organizes and conducts patient/family conferences as a team leader and submits documentation of meeting in a timely manner.
• Assist with identification of learning needs and has input regarding the evaluation of orientees and ancillary personnel.
• Annually assists in formulating unit goals and objectives.
• Participates in at least 50% of staff meetings.
• Following through with assignments, informs manager of an inability to complete task.
• Consults manager during light workload situations for additional assignments or independently seeks tasks needing to be completed.
• Willing to adjust personal schedule in case of workload fluctuations or other department needs.
• Perform several task simultaneously during peak work situations.

What qualifications you will need:

• Current licensure in Texas as a Registered Nurse or an approved compact state as a Registered Nurse.
• Graduate form an accredited School of Professional Nursing
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• 1 year of acute care hospital experience

HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues.…