Registered Nurse; RN - Radiology

Join UVA Health's Radiology Nursing team in Charlottesville, a nationally recognized academic medical center and Level 1 Trauma Center. Our team provides high-quality, patient-centered care for individuals undergoing advanced imaging and minimally invasive procedures in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The Radiology Nurse at UVA Health provides procedural sedation and clinical support for patients undergoing CT- and ultrasound-guided procedures, as well as MRI studies. This role includes monitoring patients with cardiac devices, supporting anesthesia teams, and ensuring a safe, seamless experience for both adult and pediatric populations.

• Provide procedural sedation for CT- and ultrasound-guided procedures, including lung, liver, and renal biopsies, as well as occasional drain placements
• Support MRI services by monitoring patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter‑defibrillators
• Assist with sedation for patients with claustrophobia undergoing MRI
• Collaborate with radiologists, anesthesia providers, and interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient care
• Provide patient and family education, including procedural expectations and post‑procedure communication
• Assist with occasional pediatric cases, including coordination of care, family communication, and support during anesthesia‑led procedures
• Coordinate with PACU staff for patient handoff following anesthesia cases, with care transitioned upon arrival to PACU

Primarily Monday through Friday, daytime operations.

8‑hour rotating shifts:

• 0800‑1630
• 0830‑1700
• 0900‑1730 (infrequent)
• 0930‑1800 (typically 1‑2 shifts per 6‑week schedule)
• 1030‑1900 (approximately 1 shift per 6‑week schedule)

Opportunities for 10‑hour shifts may be available.

• Night call from 1900‑0700, approximately every 15th night
• Weekend daytime call (Saturday and Sunday, 0700‑1900) approximately every 15 weeks
• Holiday call rotation covering 8 holidays annually, split into two groups and rotated each year to ensure fairness
• Call volume is low, with rare call‑ins due to strong team coverage

• Experience with procedural sedation or radiology nursing
• Experience working in MRI or with patients who have cardiac devices
• Pediatric experience is a plus but not required

Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations. This job description integrates the ANA Nursing:
Scope and Standards of Practice and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, and the UVA Nursing Professional Practice Model.

• Relationship Based Care – Self and Colleagues: reflects the influence of the nurse's relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Relationship Based Care – Patients and Families: reflects the influence of the nurse's relationship with self, colleagues and patient/family on the patient experience.
• Expert Caring: encompasses clinical assessment, planning, prioritizing, coordinating and implementation of care.
• Empowered Leaders: demonstrate knowledge of and actively participate in shared governance.
• Lifelong Learners: encompasses professional development through formal education, professional certification, internal and external learning opportunities and recognizes the value of external professional organizations. Supports onboarding of new team members and precepts as applicable.
• Quality Achievement: includes adherence to clinical documentation guidelines, comprehension of outcomes data, engagement in performance improvement activities and commitment to standard work.
• Innovation: is demonstrated by application of technologies that support patient care, actively seeking to implement evidence based practice and new knowledge generated by nursing research.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

• Education:
  
  Graduate of an accredited nursing…