Intervention Nurse- Part Time- Hospital of The - Philadelphia, United States - Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine

Verified Company

Philadelphia, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Part time

Description

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine.

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The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse for the MRI/Radiology Recovery department.

The schedule is as follows:

Week 1:
Thursday 9a-730p, Friday 9a-730p, Saturday 7a-330p

Week 2:
Wednesday 9a-530p, Thursday 9a-730p, Friday 9a-730p, Saturday 7a-330p

Summary:

Interventional Radiology (IR) is a field of medicine that utilizes the most advanced technology available to perform image-guided procedures to treat a wide variety of diseases throughout the body.

As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, Interventional Radiologists pioneered modern mínimally invasive medicine.

Interventional Radiology treatments minimize risk, require little to no incisions, are generally performed with sedation rather than general anesthesia, and more importantly have less pain and recovery time than conventional surgery.

Interventional Radiologists see and treat patients with a variety of health conditions, forming long-lasting patient-physician relationships.

The Interventional Radiology Division offers the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of diseases using mínimally invasive techniques.

Many conditions that previously required traditional open surgery can now be treated with small catheters or other devices guided by radiologic imaging, allowing for a faster recovery, and a less costly procedure.

Conditions treated include:

Acute and chronic deep vein thrombosis
Diseases of the lymphatic system
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations
Endoleaks from abdominal aortic aneurysms
Cancer (liver, kidney, bone and lung)
Peripheral arterial disease/critical limb ischemia (CLI)
Vascular malformations/varicose and spider veins
Women's health conditions (eg. uterine fibroids, pelvic congestion syndrome)
Hemodialysis access dysfunction

Here are a few of the mínimally invasive techniques used:

Liver directed tumor therapy (chemoembolization/radioembolization/tumor ablation)
Uterine artery embolization (UAE)
Varicocele embolization
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts
IVC filter placement/complex IVC filter removal
DVT thrombolysis
Laser ablation for varicose veins
Arterial revascularization
The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model.
The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum.
The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains.
The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below).
The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and ageappropriate considerations of assigned patients.
The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice.
The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission.
Common procedures include: vascular access placement, drain placement/exchange, angiography, lymphangiograms, embolizations, ablations, biopsies, liverdirected therapies, adrenal vein sampling, venous recanalization, and radiation therapy.
Care of the patient in the post procedural phase
Collaboration with physicians and radiology technologists to provide comprehensive patient care
Resource nurse for patients undergoing MRI scans