Interventional Radiology RN
New York, NY
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology (Contract)

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Contract Staffing
Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each

Job Summary

As a Registered Nurse in Interventional Radiology, you will provide safe, competent, and quality nursing care to patients based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice. You will work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care using a relationship-centered approach and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs, applying critical thinking in care management.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members to develop and evaluate care plans.
• Prioritize patient care activities including teaching, rounding, coaching, and discharge planning.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments and allocate resources effectively within the care delivery model.

Patient Experience

• Facilitate patient-centered care practices such as bedside shift reports, purposeful hourly rounding, medication reviews, and discharge wrap-ups.
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to improve patient care perceptions.
• Address patient and family concerns promptly and escalate when necessary.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, efficient, patient-centered care and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to quality and safety.
• Participate in process improvement, peer reviews, and quality initiatives.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Report safety hazards or gaps according to protocol.
• Document nursing practice accurately to support quality initiatives.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with nursing leadership.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Promote cost-effective patient care approaches.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.
• Maintain thorough and compliant documentation.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical nursing competence from novice to expert.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with empathy and respect.
• Apply ethical principles in decision-making.
• Encourage lifelong learning, inquiry, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through specialty councils and committees.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• Minimum 2 years of Interventional Radiology experience, including experience within the last year
• Minimum 2 years of ambulatory care experience
• Minimum 2 years of radiation safety experience
• Minimum 2 years of post-procedural care experience
• Experience in an outpatient setting
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Proficient IV skills
• Knowledge and application of radiation safety principles

Contract Length

Approximately 13 weeks (89 days).

This position offers an opportunity to work in a specialized interventional radiology setting, providing high-quality nursing care while advancing your professional skills in a collaborative environment.