Nurse Specialist Angio, Interventional Radiology, Fulltime

Stamford Health is hiring a Nurse Specialist Angio Interventional Radiology!

This position is Monday through Friday, (4) 10-hour shifts per week plus RESTRICTED ON CALL REQUIREMENT.

PEDIATRIC Experience preferred!!

At Stamford Health, we believe that every patient deserves compassionate, personalized, person-centered care. This commitment guides how we care for patients, support their care partners, and promote the wellbeing of our staff. In alignment with our Planetree philosophy, the individual in this role will foster a respectful, collaborative environment that honors the needs, values, and preferences of every person we serve and the colleagues we partner with.

As a Certified Great Place to Work organization, Stamford Health understands what it takes to attract talent to improve our workforce and support our mission, to that end we offer:

* Competitive salary

* Comprehensive, low-cost health insurance plans (including GLP-1 coverage options) available day one

* Wellness programs

* Paid Time Off accruals

* Tax deferred annuity and (403b) pension plan

* Tuition reimbursement

* Free on-site parking and train station shuttle

* Childcare partnership with Children's Learning Center

Responsibilities:

This nursing role is responsible for prep, recovery, procedural circulator and moderate sedation roles in Interventional Radiology and Neuro Interventional Radiology including circulation and moderate sedation. Procedures include thrombectomy, paracentesis, kyphoplasty, angiograms, venogram, check and change, Y90 Mapping & Treatment, lithotripsy, biopsies, embolization, and others.

* Assess patient's physical and psychosocial condition throughout the continuum of care.

* Provide care for patient's pre, intra, and post procedures for all vascular procedures as well as the radiology and neurology population.

* Demonstrates competency in moderate sedation per policy, including administering the sedation, recovery process, reversal agents, and airway recovery skills.

* Develop and communicate patient plan of care reflecting patient issues and proposed interventions to achieve desired patient outcome.

* Collaborate with patient, family, and healthcare team in implementing plan for patient care and daily scheduling and management of cases.

* Evaluate patient outcomes, effectiveness of plan of care as needed and appropriately refer for additional services where indicated.

* Demonstrates independence, sound clinical judgement, policy recognition and regulatory compliance.

* Work closely with Anesthesia in recovering adults' post-anesthesia administration.

* Asses the learning needs of the patient/family and provide education as indicated.

* Participates in Unit-Based Council, performance improvement, and risk-management activities.

* Acts as preceptor to new staff when requested.

* Responsible for being part of "restrictive call" per department's needs as a part of a fair and balanced schedule.

Qualifications:

1) Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.

2) Valid license as Registered Nurse in Connecticut.

3) Maintain minimum of 6 contact hours annually.

4) BCLS, ACLS, preferred PALS

5) 2-3 years' critical care experience preferred. This includes ER and related procedure experience.