Registered Nurse

Procedure Registered Nurse FLSA Status: Non-Exempt About VIS Vascular & Interventional Specialists is a physician-owned practice focused on delivering high-quality care in modern, purpose-built procedure centers. Our team is committed to excellent patient service, efficient operations, and a supportive workplace culture. About the Role The Procedure Registered Nurse provides compassionate, patient-centered nursing care in a fast-paced outpatient procedure lab environment. This role supports vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists during minimally invasive procedures, including (but not limited to) peripheral arterial intervention, venous ablation, dialysis-access management, and genicular artery embolization. The RN supports safe patient preparation, intra-procedure monitoring, conscious sedation workflows, recovery care, documentation, patient education, and communication with providers and internal teams to help ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality care.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily procedure lab operations, patient flow, procedure schedules, and provider needs.
• Prepare patients for procedures, including intake, assessment, pre-procedure education, consent support, medication review, and readiness checks.
• Assist the physician team during lab interventions while maintaining sterile technique, patient safety, and efficient procedural workflow.
• Monitor and care for patients before, during, and after procedures, including vital signs, patient response, and conscious sedation protocols according to established policies.
• Provide recovery care, discharge education, follow-up instructions, and patient communication in a clear, compassionate, and professional manner.
• Respond to patient needs as required during entirety of the patient care process.
• Document nursing assessments, interventions, sedation/patient monitoring, patient education, procedure support, and recovery care accurately in the electronic medical record.
• Coordinate with clinic, scheduling, authorization, and provider teams to support continuity of care and timely procedure completion.
• Maintain procedure room readiness, equipment/supply checks as assigned.
• Follow infection prevention, safety, emergency response, medication handling, HIPAA, and clinical practice standards at all times.

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse license in state(s) of practice, in good standing; compact state license accepted.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program; BSN preferred.
• Current BLS certification required.
• ACLS certification required or willingness to obtain within 90 days of hire.
• Minimum of two years of acute-care or procedural nursing experience preferred.
• Procedural lab, endovascular, interventional radiology, cath lab, surgical, or ambulatory procedure experience strongly preferred.
• Strong clinical judgment, patient monitoring, communication, documentation, and patient education skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, respond calmly to urgent patient needs, and work effectively in a busy procedure lab setting.
• Experience with electronic medical records, conscious sedation workflows, and procedure-related documentation preferred.
• Professional, dependable, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering excellent patient care.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.
• Employer-sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Continuing education and licensure-renewal support, where applicable.
• A stable, physician-owned practice that invests in its team and provides a collaborative work environment.

Work Environment and Schedule

• Work is performed primarily in a professional outpatient healthcare procedure center and procedure lab environment.
• This role involves frequent interaction with patients, families or caregivers, providers, vendors, external facilities, and internal team members in person, by phone, and through electronic communication systems.
• The position requires regular use of clinical and office equipment, including computers, phones, electronic medical record systems, procedure lab equipment, monitoring equipment, medication and sedation-related supplies, and standard clinic equipment.
• The role may involve exposure to standard healthcare conditions, including bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, medications, radiation-related environments, and infectious materials, and requires adherence to infection control, privacy, safety, and clinical practice policies.
• Schedule is generally during regular business hours, with flexibility needed to support patient care schedules, procedure schedules, lab operations, and occasional changes in workflow.
• Regular, reliable attendance and punctuality are essential to support nursing coverage, procedure schedules, patient care, and overall lab operations.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, reach, and move throughout the procedure center or lab for extended periods while providing patient care and supporting clinical operations.
• Ability to use a computer, keyboard, mouse, telephone, electronic medical record system, monitoring equipment, and other standard office and clinical equipment throughout the workday.
• Ability to communicate clearly in person, by phone, and in writing with patients, families or caregivers, providers, vendors, external facilities, and team members.
• Ability to assist with patient positioning, transfers, ambulation, and related patient care activities in accordance with safety guidelines and role requirements.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull clinic supplies, procedure equipment, or materials typically weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to perform duties that require visual attention to detail, including reviewing patient information, clinical documentation, lab values, imaging reports, medication information, monitoring data, schedules, and computer screens.
• Ability to follow infection prevention, radiation safety, medication safety, emergency response, and procedural safety requirements while performing patient care and clinical support duties.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.

Equal Opportunity Statement The company is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a workplace that is respectful, inclusive, and free from discrimination. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, business needs, and job-related factors.