What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sedation RN - PRN position at Columbia Orthopaedic Group?
Image Guided Solutions of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri
PRN | Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays | Daytime Hours
Are you an experienced RN looking for a PRN opportunity that lets you use your clinical skills without adding nights, weekends, holidays, or call?
Image Guided Solutions of Missouri (IGS), an affiliate practice of Columbia Orthopaedic Group, is looking for a PRN Sedation RN to support our procedural team on Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays. This is a great opportunity for an experienced nurse who enjoys procedural care and is looking to pick up a consistent weekday shift.
What You'll Do
Working alongside our interventional radiologist and procedural team, you will provide nursing care for patients undergoing minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. Responsibilities include:
- Completing pre-procedure assessments and preparing patients for procedures
- Starting IVs and administering medications as ordered
- Administering and monitoring moderate sedation
- Monitoring airway status, vital signs, and patient response throughout procedures
- Providing post-procedure recovery and discharge care
- Educating patients and families before and after procedures
- Accurately documenting sedation and nursing care in the electronic health record
- Responding appropriately to changes in patient condition or emergency situations
- Helping maintain a safe, efficient, and patient-focused procedural environment
Procedures may include embolization, peripheral vascular interventions, venous procedures, vertebral augmentation, and other minimally invasive treatments.