Job Title: IR
Location: Hermiston, Oregon
Schedule: 8:00AM – 5:00PM x 5
Term: 13-week assignment with the potential for extension
Pay Rate: $79 – $85/hr
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a IR for a temporary assignment in Hermiston, Oregon. These positions are 13-week contracts with the ability to extend.
Responsibilities for a IR:
• Provide specialized nursing care to patients undergoing invasive interventional procedures such as angiography, embolization, cardiac catheterization, and other minimally invasive interventions
• Work collaboratively with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care
• Utilize the nursing process, established standards of care, policies and procedures to ensure quality care of interventional/surgical patients
• Act as patient advocate and provide direction and supervision of any personnel assigned
• Be available for on-call duties for the Interventional Unit as needed
• Administer medications as ordered, including anticoagulants, vasoactive agents, contrast, and emergency drugs
• Maintain sterile technique and assist with procedures as needed
• Anticipate needs of the interventionalist and recognize and respond rapidly to complications such as arrhythmia, bleeding, reaction to contrast, stroke alerts, and cardiac arrest
• Collaborate with Rad Tech and physicians to identify and address contrast allergies or sensitivities
• Participate in pre-procedure discussions regarding appropriate contrast agents and ensure allergy considerations are communicated during the timeout
• When assigned to moderate sedation role, provide continual patient assessment without engaging in tasks that would compromise monitoring
• Verify ASA classification and consult anesthesia for an ASA score of IV or greater
• Provide moderate sedation per protocol and monitor vital signs, hemodynamics, oxygenation, ventilation, level of consciousness, and patient responses
• Provide appropriate nursing interventions for complications during moderate sedation
• When assigned to scrub role, function as the scrub technologist using sterile techniques to assist physicians during interventional and catheter-based procedures
• Prepare and organize sterile instruments, guidewires, catheters, sheaths, embolic materials, and procedural trays
• Anticipate physician needs and respond quickly and accurately during critical moments
• Demonstrate familiarity with vascular anatomy, device sizing, catheter selection, and table-side procedural flow
• Actively communicate with monitor person to ensure procedure activities and times are documented
• When assigned to monitor role, function as the primary monitor technologist recording hemodynamic data, pressures, and procedural events
• Operate and troubleshoot physiological monitoring systems such as hemodynamic recorders, ECG, and oxygen saturation equipment
• Document all supplies used, implants, contrast usage, and procedural details accurately
• Communicate real-time findings to the procedural team, ensuring accurate documentation of events, medications, and device deployment
• Assist with patient preparation, positioning, connecting monitoring equipment, and equipment placement
• In collaboration with the clinical team, verify allergies, NPO status, renal function, and other relevant clinical factors
• Perform patient identification, procedure verification, and timeout processes in accordance with institutional policy
• Perform sheath pulls and vascular access management as needed
• Assist with managing supplies and par levels, restocking rooms, tracking expiration dates, rotating stock, and receiving, unpacking, labeling, and shelving incoming inventory
• Assist with room turnover efficiency including post-procedure cleanup, sharps and biohazard materials disposal, and preparing the room for the next case
• Ensure devices are cleaned, charged, and stored properly including ultrasound, IVUS, and other equipment
• Maintain current RN license, BLS, and ACLS certification
• Maintain IV certification and certifications specific to areas of clinical specialty as preferred
• Provide age-specific, culturally sensitive, and psychosocially appropriate care to patients
Benefits for a IR:
- Weekly pay every Friday
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Pet Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan (matching)
- Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
- Referral Bonus up to $1,500
Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.
