CB - 20012

Full Time | Day | 7a-5p, 4 shifts/week

Position Summary

The Neuro Interventional Surgery Nurse's role requires a high level of knowledge, expertise, and independence because the department provides services to a wide variety of patients with diverse needs and about whom information may be limited. The Neuro Endovascular Nurse provides critical nursing care to the neurovascular patient while assisting the Neuro Endovascular Surgeon and Vascular Surgeon in performing diagnostic and interventional procedures. They closely monitor the patient for complications, administer medications including moderate sedation, document the procedure, and may circulate or scrub into procedures. Neuro Endovascular Surgery nurses also play an important role in communication and patient education both pre and post-operatively.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities Include the Following:

• Preparing patients for procedures: Includes checking and verifying vital signs, meds, NPO status, lab results, and medical history
• Providing education to the patient and family members: Includes ensuring the patient and family members understand the procedure and plan of care before signing procedural consent and providing them with discharge planning/instructions
• Inserting and removing intravenous lines, Access ports and CVCs
• Administering medications including moderate sedation
• Monitoring patient patterns and vital signs during the procedure
• Overseeing the safety and comfort of patients before, during, and after procedures
• Circulate/scrub procedures as needed
• Providing post-procedure monitoring: Includes observing for signs and symptoms of complications, such as bleeding from the puncture site, pain, and/or changes in mental status or vital signs
• Provides care on complex Neuro cases, vascular, trauma, imaged guided biopsies, catheter placement, vascular access, and more.
• Manage patients on ventilators, A-lines, conscious sedation experience, capnography, Ramsey score, and ventriculostomies.
• Monitor patients in MRI with pacemakers placed in conditional mode
• Assisting inpatient nurses with transitioning IV medications
• Assist with contrast reaction management
• Educate and support patients undergoing imaging procedures
• Assist with other services as required
• Performs related duties as required

Education & Experience Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with current New York registration

MUST HAVE CCU - Critical Care experience in a neuro/vascular setting

Baccalaureate in Nursing (BSN) required

Knowledge of current nursing, medical and health trends and practices in the rendering of patient care.

MINIMUM two years of acute care RN experience in Critical Care

CCU experience treating neuro or vascular issues

AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, AHA PALS

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $105,000.00 - $143,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Medical-Surgical

Physical setting:

• Hospital

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• White Plains, NY 10601 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• White Plains, NY 10601: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person