RN Acute Vascular Access Team-Radiology-Methodist

Clinical Excellence/Patient Care

· Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process.

· Consistently utilizes a holistic approach(considering physical, psych/social, spiritual, educational safety and related criteria) appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned service area.

· Provides proper explanation of procedures to patients, their families, and others as needed to insure the patients understanding of the procedure to be performed.

· Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within

· hospital policy and legal limitations.

· Practices sterile techniques and prevents cross contamination while assisting Physicians with procedures and treatment that require professional nursing skills.

· Assists in the transfer of critically ill patients, cares for emergency room, or ICU patients when staffing allows.

· Demonstrates skill in using monitors, infusion pumps, pacemakers, oxygen equipment, and respirators.

· Informs and prepares patients and family for special procedures. Does patient teaching.

· Cooperates with all personnel in the proper conduct of the Radiology Department. Covers call and rotates shifts to insure proper coverage of Radiology.

· Administer medications for pre-op, sedation, or pain relief and monitors patient condition as ordered. Initiates appropriate intervention for contrast reaction, hypotensive episodes, and codes as needed.

· Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service.

· Balances team and individual responsibilities, objective and open to other’s views, gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team goals, puts success of team above own interest.

· Performs adult/pediatric urinary catheterization as required.

· Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.

· UnityPoint Health’s system-wide, common values – FOCUS, shall be used to guide professional behaviors and expectations for service.

· Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other’s views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.

· Practice reflects knowledge of HIPAA, DNV, DIA, OSHA and other federal/state regulatory agencies guiding healthcare.

· Demonstrates the ability to meet the department work schedule.

· Demonstrates the knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.

Other Functions

· Performs functions other than described due to extenuating circumstances.

· Abides by all hospital and departmental policies.

· Demonstrates familiarity with hospital disaster plan and attends hospital fire and safety programs.

· Attends Radiology Department Staff meetings and in-service programs.

· This position may be assigned a specific mission to address in an emergency situation to assist in disaster response and recovery as part of the UnityPoint Health – Des Moines Hospital Emergency Incident Command System. Situations of a critical nature may require an individual to perform multiple tasks until additional support can be obtained.

Minimum Requirements

Identify items that are minimally required to perform the essential functions of this position.

Preferred or Specialized

Not required to perform the essential functions of the position.

Education:

Graduate of accredited nursing program

BSN degree

Experience:

1 year of hospital clinical experience or demonstrated clinical efficiency.

Critical care experience, preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s):

Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.

Must possess and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within three (3) months from date of hire.

Complete Bard Vascular Access Insertion competency within 6 months

Valid driver’s license when driving any vehicle for work-related reasons.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English.

Multicultural sensitivity.

Microsoft Office – basic computer skills.

Customer/patient focused.

Critical thinking skills using independent judgment in making decisions.

Other:

Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

Work may occasionally require travel to other UPH facilities. May drive a UPH vehicle, rental or own vehicle.