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FTE: 0.900000

Shift: Days

Location: RIVERSIDE 400 BUILDING

Summary:
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Interventional Procedures Department is responsible for prepping, recovering, and providing patient care in a multi-procedural setting, including Cardiac Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, and Neurovascular Procedures. This role includes preparing patients for their procedures, monitoring them throughout their recovery, and ensuring a safe transition to discharge or further care. The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care, utilizing clinical knowledge to support complex procedural patients in a fast-paced environment.



Required Experience:




Preferred Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year previous Interventional or Critical Care experience or 2 years critical care preferred.


Required Licensure/Education:

• Current and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Illinois.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.


Preferred Licensure/Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (ADN or BSN required, BSN preferred).
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred or obtained within 6 months of hire.

Compensation:

Minimum hourly rate: $36.44

Maximum hourly rate: $47.40

Responsibilities:
Essential Job Duties:

• Patient Assessment and Care Planning: Conduct thorough assessments of patients' physical, emotional, and psychological needs prior to interventional procedures. Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Procedure Assistance and Treatment Administration: Assist interventional physicians during procedures by administering medications, operating specialized equipment, and closely monitoring patient status. Administer treatments and procedures as ordered by the provider, ensuring accurate, timely interventions.
• Patient Monitoring: Continuously monitor patients' vital signs, physical condition, and response to interventions during and after procedures. Accurately document all observations, interventions, and changes in patient status in compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.
• Coordination of Care and Collaboration: Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, technologists, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care effectively. Participate in team meetings, including discharge planning, and contribute to treatment plan adjustments as necessary.
• Patient and Family Education: Educate patients and families about procedures, medical conditions, treatment options, and post-discharge care. Ensure patients fully understand their care plans and provide support to help them manage their recovery.
• Patient Experience: Engage with patients and families in a professional and empathetic manner to promote comfort, trust, and a positive experience. Address concerns promptly and ensure that the care environment supports patients' emotional and physical well-being.
• Emergency Response: Respond quickly and effectively to emergent situations, such as cardiac arrest or medical complications, by initiating appropriate nursing interventions, including life-saving procedures and patient stabilization.
• Compliance, Safety, and Infection Control: Maintain strict adherence to all regulatory standards, infection control protocols, and safety measures. Ensure the procedural environment is clean and sterile to prevent the spread of infection and promote patient safety.
• Documentation: Maintain precise, detailed documentation of patient assessments, interventions, treatments, and outcomes, ensuring compliance with regulatory and hospital documentation standards.
• Flexibility and Team Contribution: Demonstrate flexibility by adapting to different assignments within the professional scope of duties. Actively contribute to a positive work environment through collaboration, constructive feedback, and mutual respect. Must be available when needed for on-call shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.



Nonessential Job Duties:

• Patient Assessment and Care Planning: Conduct thorough assessments of patients' physical, emotional, and psychological needs prior to interventional procedures. Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Procedure Assistance and Treatment Administration: Assist interventional physicians during procedures by administering medications, operating specialized equipment, and closely monitoring patient status. Administer treatments and procedures as ordered by the provider, ensuring accurate, timely interventions.
• Patient Monitoring: Continuously monitor patients' vital signs, physical condition, and response to interventions during and after procedures. Accurately document all observations, interventions, and changes in patient status in compliance with hospital policies and regulatory standards.
• Coordination of Care and Collaboration: Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, technologists, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care effectively. Participate in team meetings, including discharge planning, and contribute to treatment plan adjustments as necessary.
• Patient and Family Education: Educate patients and families about procedures, medical conditions, treatment options, and post-discharge care. Ensure patients fully understand their care plans and provide support to help them manage their recovery.
• Patient Experience: Engage with patients and families in a professional and empathetic manner to promote comfort, trust, and a positive experience. Address concerns promptly and ensure that the care environment supports patients' emotional and physical well-being.
• Emergency Response: Respond quickly and effectively to emergent situations, such as cardiac arrest or medical complications, by initiating appropriate nursing interventions, including life-saving procedures and patient stabilization.
• Compliance, Safety, and Infection Control: Maintain strict adherence to all regulatory standards, infection control protocols, and safety measures. Ensure the procedural environment is clean and sterile to prevent the spread of infection and promote patient safety.
• Documentation: Maintain precise, detailed documentation of patient assessments, interventions, treatments, and outcomes, ensuring compliance with regulatory and hospital documentation standards.
• Flexibility and Team Contribution: Demonstrate flexibility by adapting to different assignments within the professional scope of duties. Actively contribute to a positive work environment through collaboration, constructive feedback, and mutual respect. Must be available when needed for on-call shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Credentials:
Essential:
* Registered Nurse
* ACLS

Education:
Nonessential:
* BACHELOR SCIENCE NURSING

Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.

Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

Other information:
Exposure to:
Chemicals: Betadine, Asepticlean, IV meds, hand soap
Video Display Terminals: Extreme
Blood and Body Fluids: Invasive diagnostic testing of patients, frequent contact with intravenous and intra-arterial devices, also high potential for contact with contaminated body fluids (blood, urine). Appropriate use of needles, syringes, universal precautions and protective equipment should greatly minimize the risk.
TB or Airborne Pathogens: Patient presentation for invasive diagnostic procedure does pose risk; however, proper use of protective wear used in cath lab and universal precautions reduces the risk.
Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Needed for presentations/training, telephone communication, facilitating meetings, communication with patients, staff and visitors.
Vision: Required to read memos and literature.
Smell: N/A
Hearing: Needed for telephone communication, meetings, listening to employee concerns.
Touch: Needed to write, do computer entry, filing. Activity/Lifting Requirements:
Average Hours per Week: 6-40
Shift: Variable for 24 hour coverage
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 10%
Twist: 4%
Stand: 40%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 25%
Kneel: 1%
Lift: 10%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 1%
Climb: 1%
Bend: 30%
Reach above shoulders: 3%
The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
Up to 20 lbs: Frequently
Up to 35 lbs: Frequently
Up to 60 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
Over 100 lbs: Not Required
Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.): Lifting of patients off their beds that are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Horizontal movement of patients to and from carts/beds who are unable to move independently is done with assistive lifting equipment. Lifting equipment - carry 25'- 150' waist high (IV bags, patient trays). Carry charts 25'-150' waist high. Filled laundry bags are filled half full so as not to weigh over 35 lbs. Carry fire extinguishers up or down 3-4 flights of stairs and several yards in an emergency.
Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 30
Twist: 15
Stand: 60
Crawl: 0
Walk: 10
Kneel: 0
Lift: 5
Drive: 0
Squat: 2
Climb: 1
Bend: 15
Reach above shoulders: 2
Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Normal weight:< 5#
Pushing &pulling - 50-200 lbs: Occasionally
Fine Manipulation: Typing in computer, omnicell, using pens to chart, drawing up meds in syringe and administration, starting IV's.
Leg Strength - up to 50 lbs: Occasionally- (repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: utilized in positioning beds during transport; x-ray, surgery or in an emergency situation from floor to floor, locking beds or cardiac chairs.)
Environmental Factors &Special Hazards:
Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
Inside hours: 8
Outside hours: 0
Temperature: Normal Range
Lighting: Average
Noise levels: Average
Humidity: Normal Range
Atmosphere: Dust, Odors
Special Hazards: Mechanical, Radiation, Chemical, Electrical, Explosive - Frequent use of x-ray, mechanical &electrical devices, IV pumps, defibrillator, monitors, and computers. Cleaning solvents and film processing chemicals. Frequent use of explosive oxygen. Protective clothing requires: Lead Aprons and thyroid collars, goggles, gloves, gowns, caps and masks.