Job Location : Seattle,WA, USA
Req #: 245475
Department: HARBORVIEW - RADIOLOGY NURSING
Posting Date: 05/28/2025
Closing Info: Open Until Filled
Salary: 90% of $7,596 - $13,798 per month
Shift: First Shift
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Harborview Medical Center RN2 - Radiology/Cath Lab Join Harborview Medical Center's Radiology Nursing (Diagnostic Nursing Services) Dept. as 90% FTE, Days, RN2.
Harborview Medical Center is looking for an experienced Interventional Procedure Registered Nurse to join our Radiology team.
The Radiology department at Harborview is staffed 24 x 7 and performs a high volume of image guided procedures annually. Harborview has state-of-the-art imaging suites that support various specialties.
Our radiology nurses are dedicated professionals who fulfill roles in patient preparation, monitoring, and post-procedure care.
SHIFT: 90% FTE; Variable (Days, 3x12 Hour shifts)
Note: The Radiology/Cath Lab RN2 positions include on-call and weekend shift requirements.
Harborview Medical Center is a level one adult and pediatric trauma center as well as regional burn center for a four state region; a teaching and research hospital for the University of Washington; and a public/safety-net hospital for our diverse community.
$10,000 Recruitment Incentive/Sign-On Bonus for eligible new employees joining UW Medicine
A higher degree of healthcare. All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored.
Responsibilities include:
Collaborative Care: Work closely with staff across various disciplines to provide essential support to radiology patients, ensuring seamless patient care and coordination.
Cardiovascular Care: Provide care for hemodynamically unstable STEMI patients and those in cardiogenic shock, ensuring timely and effective interventions, including titrating vasoactive medications.
Interventional Support: Assist with diagnostic and interventional body and neuro Angio procedures as well as heart catheterizations, utilizing advanced technologies such as IVUS, iFR/FFR, IABP, and Impella.
Sedation Administration: Administer minimal to moderate sedation for patients undergoing procedures in the Cath Lab, Body Angio, and Neuro Angio suites, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Work with various departments, including ECHO, EKG, Cardiology, and Neuro, across different areas of the hospital to ensure integrated patient care.
Pacemakers For MRI - Ensure the safe management of patients with?MR Conditional pacemakers or implantable cardiac devices?during MRI procedures by programming the device into MRI-safe mode and restoring it post-scan.
Patient Screening & Assessment: Screen and assess patients for safe moderate/minimal sedation in procedures such as diagnostic cerebral angiograms, angiograms for embolization, tunneled line placements, implanted ports, and dialysis catheter placements.
Moderate Sedation for Additional Procedures: Administer moderate sedation for other procedures such as bone biopsies and solid organ biopsies, ensuring safety and patient comfort throughout.
Anesthesia Recovery: Oversee the recovery of patients from general anesthesia, ensuring stability and safety before transferring them to other areas within the hospital.
Embolic Stroke & Trauma Care: Assist in the timely coordination of care for embolic stroke patients and trauma patients requiring embolization, working closely with physicians, radiology technicians, and nurses.
Ultrasound-Guided IV Insertion: Receive training to perform ultrasound-guided IV insertions for patients with challenging venous access and as needed, support ancillary departments in this capacity.
REQUIREMENTS:
Requires WA (or applicable multistate) RN License and minimum two years critical care (ICU, ED, Cath, IR) nursing experience. ACLS Certification BLS Certification
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.