REGISTERED NURSE / RADIOLOGY/CATH LAB (90% DAYS)
- UW Medicine
- Seattle, WA, USA
Job Description
Harborview Medical Center RN2 - Radiology/Cath Lab Join Harborview Medical Center's Radiology Nursing (Diagnostic Nursing Services) Dept. as 90% FTE, Days, RN2. Harborview Medical Center is looking for an experienced Interventional Procedure Registered Nurse to join our Radiology team. 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. SHIFT: 90% FTE; Variable (Days, 3x12 Hour shifts) Note: The Radiology/Cath Lab RN2 positions include on-call and weekend shift requirements. Harborview Medical Center is a level one adult and pediatric trauma center as well as regional burn center for a four state region; a teaching and research hospital for the University of Washington; and a public/safety-net hospital for our diverse community. $10,000 Recruitment Incentive/Sign-On Bonus for eligible new employees joining UW Medicine A higher degree of healthcare. All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Responsibilities include: Collaborative Care: Work closely with 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. REQUIREMENTS: Requires WA (or applicable multistate) RN License and minimum two years critical care (ICU, ED, Cath, IR) nursing experience. ACLS Certification BLS Certification
Compensation, Benefits and Position Details
Pay Range Minimum:
$91,152.00 annual
Pay Range Maximum:
$165,576.00 annual
Other Compensation:
$10,000 Recruiting Incentive eligibility $1/hour BSN premium $1.25/hour certification premium $4/hour week-ends Re-location Incentive when applicable
Benefits:
For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)
Temporary or Regular?
This is a regular position
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):
90.00%
Union/Bargaining Unit:
UW Medicine (Harborview Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center), Seattle, Washington
Our Mission: To improve the health of the public
At UW Medicine, we work together as a team—with you at its center—to provide the most effective and compassionate care, always. From proactive preventive care to breakthrough discoveries fresh from the lab, UW Medicine is here for you today, and training for your tomorrow.
Working at UW Medicine is not just a job, it’s a calling. Our mission is improving the health of the public, and we do that worldwide, from the neighborhoods of Seattle to the remote areas of Africa.
Our employees provide patient-centered care at our two leading academic medical centers and our many hospital- and community-based clinics. Our researchers are leading scientists whose medical discoveries set the standard of care across the globe. Our faculty teach the next generation of innovative physicians and health-care professionals.
Whether you work at the bedside or at the research bench, in the clinic or in the Emergency Department, you are on the leading edge of health care.
Harborview Medical Center (HMC) is the only level one trauma center and burn center, for both adults and pediatrics, for all of Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Montana. Harborview is well known for innovations and excellence in trauma care and its centers of emphasis: Trauma, Burn, Neurosciences, AIDS/STD, Center for Advanced Reconstruction and Rehabilitation (CARER), and mentally-and medically- vulnerable populations. In addition to the centers of emphasis, HMC serves a mission population for King County. Harborview is the recipient of the prestigious Beacons Award for Critical Care Excellence. Harborview employees are committed to the vital role the institution plays in the immediate community, as well as the entire Northwest region. HMC is owned by King County and managed by the University of Washington (UW) and serves as a training site for UW’s School of Medicine.
University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) is a world-renowned academic medical center. UW Medicine physicians and other healthcare professionals based at UW Medical Center provide highly specialized services for cardiac care; cancer care and stem cell transplantation; obstetrical care (including a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit); sports, spine and orthopedics care; and solid organ transplantation. UW Medical Center has been ranked consistently among the top 15 hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
The hospital was recognized for excellence in nursing care when it became the nation’s first Magnet Hospital in 1994, and it has met the rigorous criteria of the American Nurses Credentialing Center to renew this designation for the sixth consecutive time.
UW Medicine (including HMC and UWMC) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service.