RN, Winston Salem: Interventional Radiology 

Status: Full-Time

Shift: Days

This job qualifies for a $15,000 sign-on bonus, provided the candidate meets the eligibility requirements!

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our wonderful Interventional Radiology team at our Winston Salem location. If you are seeking a new role, a position with our Academic Learning Health System may be the position for you!

What We Offer:

• Wellness Incentives: Up to $1,350 in wellness incentives through our LiveWELL program
• Parental Benefits: Six weeks paid maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave
• Health Benefits: Amazing health insurance with the option of a copay or HSA eligible plan
• Education Reimbursement: We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.
• Retirement: Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions

Job Summary:

Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice.

What You'll Need:

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing required. BSN preferred.
• One year critical care, preferably Neuro ICU or Cardiovascular ICU, ED, IR or procedural nursing required.
• Registered Nurse licensure from the State of North Carolina
• Maintains Moderate Sedation Administration and Airway Management competency
• Maintains competency for Cortrak Dobhoff tube placement
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required
• Certified Radiology Nurse (CRN) preferred
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) may be required within 1 year of hire per unit guidelines

What You'll Do:

1. Provides patient/family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes providing for the assessment, development of nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with the policies of WFBMC.
2. Maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment through ensuring patient privacy and responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior.
3. Utilizes and promotes the use of technology and equipment to enhance the safety of patients and staff.\
4. Communicates effectively to promote sharing of information throughout the continuum of care and as an effective member of the healthcare team.
5. Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model. This includes participating in shared governance, adherence to standards of care, participation in peer review and professional development promoting leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice and acknowledgment of accountability for actions and critical thinking.
6. Performs and maintains competency for point-of-care testing as assigned, waived and or non-waived, ensuring compliance with WFBH policies and with applicable state and federal regulations.
7. Acts as a patient advocate throughout the continuum of care including all patient settings and in the community.
8. Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services through the application of care management principles. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes.
9. Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth. 

Skills/Qualifications:

• Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively
• Solid written and oral communication skills

Work Environment: 

• Ability to tolerate moderate to high stress levels.
• Subject to occasional crowded conditions 
• Moderate noise environment 
• Handles emergency or crisis situations 
• Subject to many interruptions and stressful situations 
• Regular exposure to the risk of blood borne diseases, infections and contagious diseases 
• Contact with patients, family members, community members, co-workers and medical staff under a wide variety of circumstances 
• Handles absentee replacement on short notice
• Required to wear PPE