Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.
As Angiography Specialist RN, you will assist with various patient care activities on the Interventional Radiation team. You will gain hands-on experience in image guided procedures, offering a unique opportunity to enhance your specialty knowledge and training. In this role, you have endless avenues to explore the Radiology Department, learn valuable anatomy terminology and hone your nursing skills.
A caregiver in this position works nights from 7:00PM – 7:30AM, with on-call and one weekend/11-week period requirements.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Complete assessment of health status of patient scheduled to undergo radiology procedures.
- Obtain pre-procedure lab information and a history related to the chief complaint of the patient prior to angiography procedure.
- Notify the responsible physician and technologists about findings and concerns needing attention before, during and following the radiology procedure.
- Collaborate with Radiologists, referring physicians and staff members to provide optimal care of patients and families.
- Document patient care.
- Provide conscious sedation and monitoring to patients undergoing interventional procedures as specified by the hospital conscious sedation policy and procedure.
- Administer medications to patients while in the Radiology Department as needed.
- Assist Radiologist in performing breast localizations, chain cystograms and any other procedures as requested by the radiologist.
- Monitor narcotic control for department and emergency resuscitation equipment in angiography suite and diagnostic area.
- Provide pre and post radiology procedure education to patients and families.
- Monitor quality assurance performance and infection control practices for Radiology.
- Serve as a liaison between patient, Radiologist and other members of the health care team.
- Identify problems or potential problems and initiate appropriate action.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certifications
- Critical Care experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Radiology experience
- Experience with moderate sedation
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
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Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
- Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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