Registered Nurse, Interventional Radiology - Full Time
Posted Aug 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What procedural or critical care experience do you have that prepares you for interventional radiology?
What they are checking: Whether they bring skills like sedation monitoring, ICU or ED experience that transfer to IR.
Tell me about a time a procedure got delayed or bumped. How did you keep the patient and schedule on track?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate with patients and coordinate with the team to keep flow moving.
How do you teach a patient going home after a drain or port placement?
What they are checking: Whether they teach care and warning signs in plain language so problems are caught early.
What would you do
A patient has a contrast allergy listed in their chart. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they clarify the reaction, alert the radiologist and follow premedication protocols.
After a femoral access procedure, your patient complains of back pain and their blood pressure is dropping. What are you thinking?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize possible retroperitoneal bleeding and escalate immediately.
About the work
Walk me through how you prepare a patient for an image-guided procedure.
What they are checking: Whether they cover consent, labs, anticoagulation, allergies, NPO status and the time-out.
How do you monitor a patient under moderate sedation, and when would you stop and call for help?
What they are checking: Whether they know sedation depth, airway risks and reversal agents and act early.
How do you protect yourself and the patient from radiation exposure?
What they are checking: Whether they practice time, distance and shielding and take radiation safety seriously.
How do you keep a sterile field and what do you do if you see a break in sterility?
What they are checking: Whether they speak up immediately about contamination, even with a physician.
How do you hand off a post-procedure patient to the inpatient nurse or prepare them for discharge?
What they are checking: Whether they report site checks, activity limits and warning signs clearly.
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