Per Diem RN, Radiology​/Cath Lab​/Harborview Medical Center

Job Description

RN / Registered Nurse / Radiology/Cath Lab (Per Diem), Harborview Medical Center.

Harborview Medical Center – Radiology/Cath Lab has an outstanding opportunity for Registered Nurse (Per Diem).

The Radiology department at Harborview is staffed 24 x 7 and performs a high volume of image guided procedures annually. Harborview has state-of-the-art imaging suites that support various specialties.

Our radiology nurses are dedicated professionals who fulfill roles in patient preparation, monitoring, and post-procedure care.

Note:

Radiology/Cath Lab RN2 positions include on‑call and weekend shift requirements.

• Collaborative Care: Work closely with night shift staff across various disciplines to provide essential support to radiology patients, ensuring seamless patient care and coordination.
• Cardiovascular Care: Provide care for hemodynamically unstable STEMI patients and those in cardiogenic shock, ensuring timely and effective interventions, including titrating vasoactive medications.
• Interventional Support: Assist with diagnostic and interventional body and neuro Angio procedures as well as heart catheterizations, utilizing advanced technologies such as IVUS, iFR/FFR, IABP, and Impella.
• Sedation Administration: Administer minimal to moderate sedation for patients undergoing procedures in the Cath Lab, Body Angio, and Neuro Angio suites, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
• Cross‑Departmental
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work with various departments, including ECHO, EKG, Cardiology, and Neuro, across different areas of the hospital to ensure integrated patient care.
• Pacemakers For MRI: Ensure the safe management of patients with MR Conditional pacemakers or implantable cardiac devices during MRI procedures by programming the device into MRI‑safe mode and restoring it post‑scan.
• Patient Screening & Assessment: Screen and assess patients for safe moderate/minimal sedation in procedures such as diagnostic cerebral angiograms, angiograms for embolization, tunneled line placements, implanted ports, and dialysis catheter placements.
• Moderate Sedation for Additional Procedures: Administer moderate sedation for other procedures such as bone biopsies and solid organ biopsies, ensuring safety and patient comfort throughout.
• Anesthesia Recovery: Oversee the recovery of patients from general anesthesia, ensuring stability and safety before transferring them to other areas within the hospital.
• Embolic Stroke & Trauma Care: Assist in the timely coordination of care for embolic stroke patients and trauma patients requiring embolization, working closely with physicians, radiology technicians, and nurses.
• Ultrasound‑Guided IV Insertion: Receive training to perform ultrasound‑guided IV insertions for patients with challenging venous access and, as needed, support ancillary departments in this capacity.

• Requires WA (or applicable multistate) RN License and minimum two years critical care (ICU, ED, Cath, IR) nursing experience.
• ACLS Certification
• BLS Certification

Pay Range Minimum: $45.59 hourly

Pay Range Maximum: $84.47 hourly

Other Compensation: $1/hour BSN premium $1.25/hour nursing specialty certification premium $5/hour nights $4/hour week‑ends

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Shift: Alternate Work Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular? This is a temporary position

FTE (Full‑Time Equivalent): 0.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit: SEIU 1199NW HMC RN

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