Registered Nurse - Radiology

A sign-on bonus of $5,000 will be offered to well-qualified candidates.

Join Midstate Radiology Associates (MRA) as a Full Time, 1stShift, Radiology Nurse working at Mid State Medical Center (Meriden) and Hospital of Central Connecticut (New Britain).

Position

Schedule:

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, 4 shifts per week during Mon-Fri with one day off. On-call rotation.

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Compensation: MRA offers competitive starting compensation based on qualifications and experience. The compensation for this position is: $35.21 - $52.02

The listed compensation range covers the full scope for this position. Actual starting pay is set based on relevant qualifications, related experience, and internal pay equity within the organization.

A sign-on bonus of $5,000 will be offered to well-qualified candidates.

Responsible for providing, promoting and maintaining quality patient care during diagnostic and therapeutic imaging procedures through education, standards of practice, professional growth and collaboration with other multidisciplinary health care providers. This is accomplished by a complete and thorough process of assessing, diagnosing, planning, coordination, teaching, counseling, and facilitating the care of the patients in Radiology Services.

Key Accountabilities:

Specific duties fall into four categories. They are clinical, education, management, and collaboration.

CLINICAL

• Prioritizes patient needs and functions as patient advocate
• Assesses the biological, psychological, sociological and cultural needs of the needs of the patient and family.
• Assesses and monitors patient condition including vital sign monitoring, recognition of EKG changes, and initiates appropriate nursing interventions.
• Administers contrast material
• Recognizes, documents, and assists in the treatments that require professional nursing skills
• Administers conscious sedation and monitors patients as appropriate.
• Recognizes, documents, and assists in the treatment of contrast reactions
• Intervenes in emergency situations
• Assists radiologists with special procedures and treatments that require professional nursing skills
• Assesses need for and administers other medication as appropriate
• Provides continuity of care for the critically ill patient
• Demonstrates skill in using special equipment such as monitors, infusion pumps, pacemakers, O2 equipment, ventilators, etc.
• Documents patient status and nursing interventions
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize nursing responsibilities within the department

EDUCATION

• Provides health teaching and procedural information to patients and families
• Provides staff education on CPR, patient care, safety, infection control, etc.
• In-services other health care professionals regarding radiology nurses’ role, continuity of patient care, and topics related to radiology
• Assists with orientation of nurses, physicians, technologists, and students
• Evaluates, prepares, and distributes written patient education materials
• Individual exceptions may apply only under the discretion of the Medical and Administrative Director

MANAGEMENT

• Acts as a resource person for nursing, medical, and radiology staff
• Assists with quality improvement and risk management programs
• Participates in the development and evaluation of policies and procedure in radiology
• Participates in the formulation of written standards of care, practice, and governance
• Practices cost containment
• Maintains emergency equipment
• Monitors medications including narcotics
• Participates in hospital, nursing, and radiology committees

COLLABORATION

• Acts as liaison between radiology and nursing units
• Utilizes services available in the hospital to continue to remain current in practice
• Interacts with other health care professional to maintain continuity of quality patient care

The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

Qualifications Guidelines:

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