Manger Interventional Radiology And Radiology Nursing resume example

Direct report to the Director of Radiology. No Nurse Manager for this department.

Responsible for all management/administrative oversight for 13 radiology nurses. The scope of their practice included CT, Nuclear Medicine, IR, MRI and all pediatric patients requiring sedation in those departments.

Responsible for daily service delivery and coordination of patient care

within the department as well as staff development/education for nurses.

Established and coordinated a successful program of collaborative practice for pediatric patients between anesthesia, rad nursing and post anesthesia nursing to improve the delivery of care to this population.

Implemented standards for point of care testing and standardized all POC equipment.

Initiated a self-scheduling model for nursing staff that improved employee satisfaction.

Developed nursing protocol/policy manual in collaboration with Chiefs and Chairman of Radiology reflecting current standards of practice.

Established staff competencies that accurately reflected job description and current practice.

Initiated several monthly audits for quality and compliance measurements.

Updated and standardized all forms for department

Member of sedation committee, quality committee, forms committee and unit based Joint Commission audit team for Cardiovascular Nursing for adults and pediatrics.

Maintained clinical practice in all areas of Radiology Nursing in addition to Management responsibilities and oversight and coordination of IR suites.

Responsible for direct care of all adult and pediatric patients undergoing procedures in IR, CT, Nuclear Medicine and MRI. Responsibilities include administration of procedural sedation, pre/post assessment, manage anaphylaxis and respond to emergencies within the department.

Function in fast paced, high stress environment requiring critical thinking skills, ability to rapidly problem solve and care for a diverse, challenging population of patients while maintaining safe standards of practice and meet patients needs.

Manage multiple priorities and critical patients within the radiology department.

Direct nursing care of a highly complex patient population with multiple medical disorders including cardiac.

Manage hemodynamic status and respiratory failure.

Administer CVVH to select population.

Patient population mix included but not limited to bone marrow transplants, patients with acute neurological challenges, trauma patients, multiple organ failure and oncology patients.