Purpose & Scope:
Across all levels, the registered professional nurse is responsible for the direct and indirect total nursing care of his / her assigned patients. He / She is also responsible for the supervision of assigned personnel. The position requires knowledge of both department and hospital policies and procedures relevant to the delivery of nursing care. Interpretive skills, frequent interactive and consultative associations, along with management and supervisory skills are inherent in the position. The ability to retrieve, communicate or otherwise present information in a written, auditory or visual fashion is essential. The primary method to express or exchange ideas is through the spoken word. Written, telephone, and manual dexterity skills are required for this position.
The Critical Safety Nurse (Radiology) will promote and maintain quality patient care before, during and after radiologic procedures. The Critical Safety Nurse (Radiology) will receive hand-off communication at the time of transport to radiology, monitor and care for the patient during transport to and from radiology, during wait times and while the exam is performed, and provide hand-off communication when the patient is delivered back to the patient's primary place of care within Virginia Hospital Center. The Critical Safety Nurse (Radiology) will promote and maintain quality patient care for outpatients before, during and after radiologic procedures requiring a nurse. These include, but are not limited to, monitoring patients with pacemakers in MRI, providing medications to patients for exams requiring these administrations, and assessing both inpatients and outpatients for contrast reactions and extravasations. The Critical Safety Nurse (Radiology) will communicate with and ensure quality patient care is being provided by having a good working relationship with the radiologists in the Imaging Department.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in nursing is required.
Experience:
Five years of healthcare/medical - nursing/patient care experience is preferred.
Five years of experience in a critical care setting is preferred.
Certification/Licensure:
Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Virginia Department of Health Professions or compact state licensure in nursing is required.
BLS certification required.
ACLS certification required.
CCRN certification or PCCN preferred.
CRN certification preferred.
Registered Nurses on designated units are required to maintain certain certifications. New to practice area nurses or new graduates have 1 year to complete the specialty requirements below.
ACLS: ED, ICU, CVICU, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiopulmonary Rehab, Bronch Suite, Interventional Radiology, Radiology Safety Nurses, Step down Units (3A, 3B, 4B), 6A, 6B, 7A, Labor and Delivery, Hemodialysis, Respiratory Therapy, Float pool, GI Unit, and PACU
PALS: PACU: Pediatric Nurses, ED
NRP: NICU, Mother Baby, Labor and Delivery
De-escalation training: BHU, ED
Per policy ACLS or PALS cards stand as showing competence in BLS Skills per American Heart Association Guidelines. If an employee holds current ACLS or PALS certification, this meets the requirement for BLS in their job description. They do not need to also carry a separate BLS certification.