Pediatric Nurse Imaging

Children’s Wisconsin is seeking a skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Imaging team.

This position will primarily support CT
, with additional responsibilities in the Resource/Epic Imaging Nurse role.

*** Sign on Bonus: $7500***

24 hours/week (.6 FTE)

10:00 AM – 6:30 PM

No call. No weekends.

We are flexible on which three days per week the nurse works; however, the schedule must follow a consistent weekly pattern (e.g., Monday/Wednesday/Friday or Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).

The Imaging Pediatric nurse functions with demonstrated expertise in providing nursing care and/or consultation to the pediatric patients hospital-wide, who are cared for in the imaging department. The nurse is a recognized resource for consultation to nursing and physician services both within CHW and the community. The nurse is also expected to utilize the nursing process to assess patients prior to procedures or scans, prioritizing the need for and providing nursing care to patients undergoing procedures or exam within the Imaging Department.

The nurse is expected to function within professional and hospital standards.

• Utilizes a developmental approach to meet the individual needs of the neonatal, infant, toddler, pre-school, school-age, adolescent and young adult patient.
• Clinical Judgment
  • Uses critical thinking and nursing skills in caring for patients and families which are acquired through a process of integrating education, experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.
  • Develops, implements and evaluates a plan of care that is collaborative and addresses the needs of the patient and family resulting in optimal patient outcomes.
• Caring Practices
  • Responds to the uniqueness of patients and families by providing and coordinating care that meets those needs.
  • Creates a compassionate therapeutic environment to promote comfort and prevent suffering.
  • Acts within professional boundaries as per ANA code of ethics and organization code of conduct.
• Response to Diversity
  • Recognizes, appreciates, and incorporates differences in the provision of care.
  • Utilizes communication skills that are respectful and non-discriminatory in a manner that is therapeutic for both the patient and the family.
  • Incorporates patient/family values, cultural beliefs, and religious preferences in the nursing plan of care.
• Clinical Inquiry
  • Questions and evaluates practice, and participates in supporting or determining changes in clinical practice within the professional practice model.
  • Seeks and applies best evidence/research in practice.
  • Participates in continuous quality improvement to deliver safe, quality nursing care, enhance patient/family satisfaction, and improve individual skills/practice.
• Advocacy/Moral Agency
  • Serves as a moral agent on behalf of the patient/family.
  • Advocates for the concerns of the patient/family/community.
  • Assesses needs of patient/family for discharge; individualizes plans for discharge; identifies and coordinates necessary and available resources to accomplish timely discharge; accountable for completion of discharge teaching.
• Facilitation of Learning
  • Facilitates patient, family and staff learning and community education.
  • Integrates teaching and patient/family learning throughout delivery of care, including evaluation using measurable outcomes and assessment of health literacy.
  • Identifies personal goals and seeks opportunities to pursue professional growth guided by the Synergy Behavioral Anchored Rating Scale (BARS).
• Collaboration
  • Works in partnership with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal and realistic outcomes for the best interest of the patient/family.
  • Evaluates what nursing care tasks can be appropriately delegated given Wisconsin statutes scope of practice for the registered nurse as well as established competencies for the technical staff that will complete the task
  • Coordinates care in conjunction with other care givers, physicians and other disciplines; acts as a resource/advocate to others for specific patients/families.
• Systems Thinking
  • Supports the mission and strategic…