Norm for Role of Rad nurse

Trying to get a feel for the norm of the nurse role in other angio suites.

Are you (RN) ever expected to scrub in for procedures.

I love scrubbing, also depending on state law is a rad tech scrubs they may be considered under the RN license same as CSTs so you might be responsible for their scrubbing. Unless their license covers scrubbing for procedures.

Do you set up the procedural trays? Do nurses drive the table? Is it a violation of any radiation regulatory rules for the RN to drive the table?

Setting up the tray is multidisiplinary, who ever has time to do so does it. Depends on specific state law on moving the table it may be considered positing for a x-ray but in many states x-ray is not a licensed field.

During "on-call" cases, who makes up the team? If Conscious/moderate sedation is required is the team more than 1 nurse, 1 rad. tech and the radiologist. Do the MD and scrub tech drive the table themselves? During the procedure, does the sedating RN have any other responsibilities other than managing and monitoring her patient?

Ideal world 1 scrub (CST/Xray/RN), 1 sedating nurse, 1 rad tech (functioning as circulator also). Check your states guidlines on moderate sedation but sedating a patient and scrubbing is not best practice. One interesting question is on short staffed procedures (on call) what is the hospital policy does IR need to abide by OR standards or do they have their own, can the x-ray tech serve as circulator does that have to be a RN, can the RN be designated as circulator and sedating nurse for the same case?

How much call time do you take in a month? What is your on-call pay?

Frequency depends on staffing of the unit, if called in 2 hour minimum at 1.5 times base pay. On call has ranged from 4-6 per hour depending on the hospital

Who does PICC lines in your facility? Are they done after hours?

Usually infusion nurses do picc lines then IR the failed attempts by nursing. Can be done on call if the on call MD agrees to place it.

Thanks for any info you can provide!