Registered Nurse - Radiology Plantation - Per Diem

Registered Nurse

Observes and follows the duly adopted standards, policies, directives and orders as they may relate to a Registered Nurse. Preceptor:
Demonstrates ability to serve as a preceptor when assigned, including introducing new associates to the service area, communicating, and reinforcing core and job specific expectations, validating initial competency, assessing learning needs, serving as a resource, and providing feedback.

Service Educator:
Performs the role of Service Educator when assigned, including coordinating unit specific orientation and education. Serves as an education resource for staff.

Demonstrates the ability to perform thorough pre-procedure and post procedure assessment that is system focused. Demonstrates the ability to titrate intravenous medications according to the patient's hemodynamic status. Demonstrates knowledge of basic information pertaining to all radiologic procedures and exams. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in contrast administration, identification of a contrast reaction, and response to contrast reaction & extravasations. Demonstrates ability to learn/apply principles of safety.

Demonstrates knowledge and skills in appropriate care of venous access devices and provides IV access and/or assists technologist in obtaining IV access. Provides care to patient undergoing radiology procedures as per nursing standards, and policies & procedures. Provides pre and post exam patient education. Works collaboratively with medical, technical and support staff. Performs related duties as required. Demonstrate the ability to perform rapid assessment differentiating between short- and long-term needs.

Communicates to accepting staff via face-to-face Hands-Off Communication.

Ensures patients' privacy, comfort level and complaints are responded to immediately Always remaining cognizant of meeting patients' expectations. Interacts with customers in a warm and friendly way. Takes appropriate action to meet customer's needs or requests and performs service recovery as needed. Attends to patient complaints and or needs. Assesses pain level during procedure and ensures patient comfort is addressed during procedure.

Demonstrates the ability to care for the population served: pre and post-imaging patient.

Recognizes safety hazards and takes corrective action; seeking assistance when needed. Demonstrates knowledge of operational policies and procedures. Performs work safely, without causing harm or risk to self, others, or property. Verification of patient allergies, NPO status, and whether patient has voided. Demonstrate competency with MRI Safety.

Makes decisions considering the impact of the decision on other areas. Initiates collaboration with others outside of service area. Demonstrates personal commitment to the principles, values, ethics and Standards of Behavior of UHEALTH (i.e., Service Pillars: First Case on Time Start/Likelihood to Recommend/Turnover Time) Models accountability for learning by sharing knowledge and learning from others.

Builds effective working relationships. Treats others with respect. Conflict resolution/trouble shooting areas of opportunity.

Demonstrates skill in accessing, preparing and using information as relevant to position. Verbalizes and demonstrates knowledge of procedures for maintaining security, confidentiality of employee, patient, family and other medical information. Demonstrates ability to collect, analyze and present PI data as appropriate to the position. Demonstrates initiative in leadership, able to take charge of the case allocation and flow with respect for team members and patient advocacy.

Participates in ANCC Magnet Recognition Program activities.

Conducts & documents nursing assessments of health status by collecting of subjective and where appropriate objective data from observations, exams, interviews, and written records; sorting selecting, recording the data, validating, refining, and modifying the data. Bases the scope and depth on the patient's immediate condition or need. Checks the current history and physical, laboratory results, the execution of pre-procedure orders, and results of ordered diagnostic tests.

Analyzes the assessment data to establish or modify nursing diagnoses to be used during nursing interventions.

Implements the plan of care and the nursing interventions for the patient by orders, giving direct care, assisting with care, communicating interventions and responses to other members of the health care team, and executing the prescribed orders by a licensed practitioner.

Evaluates the responses to nursing interventions by documenting and communicating data to appropriate members of the health care team, utilizing data as a basis for reassessing status, measuring outcomes and goal attainment, modifying nursing diagnosis, revising strategies and prescribing changes in nursing intervention. Assesses psychological status, including level of understanding, perception of surgery/procedure, and anxiety level.

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