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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, California

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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is San Francisco East Bay's largest private, not-for-profit medical center with a total of 1,082 licensed beds. Each of our campuses has 24-hour emergency, obstetric and medical/surgical services in both Oakland and Berkeley. At Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, you'll find an environment that reflects the values and mission to support healthy living.

In addition to duties and responsibilities of Staff Nurse II position description, the Interventional Radiology (IR) staff nurse is a significant member of the angio team. The IR nurse is responsible for all aspects of the patient care in the procedure suite; including physical assessment, ECG, oximetry, invasive and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring.

This position will be under the direction of the IR Charge Nurse for coordinating all aspects of patient care. The IR nurse will work collaboratively with the other members of the team, including the Interventional Radiologists, Charge Nurse, X-Ray Technologists and scrub technicians.

The nurse will be a resource person to the x-ray staff, to the nurses of the Recovery Room, Surgery Center, and other nursing units within the hospital. As a member of the interventional team, the nurse will be required to take call on weeknights and weekends for emergency cases.

This staff member may be responsible for circulating throughout the Imaging Department, starting IV's, pre-medicating for procedures, taking vital signs and applying other nursing interventions as needed.

Performs all nursing aspects relating to cardiovascular special procedures, including patient and family education, and complies with all JCAHO and DHS regulations. Provides oversight and direction for the clinical care of the patient through all aspects of the procedure, circulates and assists during cardiovascular procedures under the direct supervision of the operating cardiologist or radiologist. Additional skills not required at time of hire include scrub and recorder duties.

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN Preferred.

License or Certification: Current California RN License required, BCLS required, ACLS required

Experience: Three years experience as a nurse in an acute care setting, prefer ICU, ER or dialysis. Recent Cardiac or Intensive care experience desired. Knowledge of surgical sterile technique. Recent experience in an interventional/cardiac cath lab setting preferred.