Registered Nurse , Radiology​/Cath Lab

Job Title

RN / Registered Nurse / Radiology/ Cath Lab

Harborview Medical Center – Radiology/Cath Lab

90% FTE Days.

Note:

Includes 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 to ensure integrated patient care.
• Pacemakers for MRI: Ensure 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 recovery of patients from general anesthesia, ensuring stability and safety before transferring them to other areas of the hospital.
• Embolic Stroke & Trauma Care: Assist in coordinating 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.

• Valid WA (or applicable multistate) RN license.
• Minimum two years of 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, $1.25/hour nursing specialty certification, $4/hour for weekends, relocation incentive if applicable.

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Shift: First Shift (US). FTE: 90%. Unit: SEIU 1199NW HMC RN. Regular position.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or any other protected class. Disability accommodations may be requested by contacting the Disability Services Office at 206‑543‑6450.