RN - Radiology Services

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in the Radiology Department, including patient assessment and chart review for CT and MRI procedures.
• Establish intravenous access and manage manual and power injection of contrast.
• Handle contrast reaction management and care of intravenous catheters (CVCs, Hickman, Port-a-caths).
• Monitor sedated patients with pulse oximetry; assist and transfer GA patients to the Recovery Room.
• Respond to emergency situations within the Radiology Department.
• Assist radiologists with CT‑guided FNA and biopsies, and handle ordering of pharmacy and nursing supplies.
• Perform recovery room assessment before and after general anesthesia, monitoring renal captopril study patients.
• Conduct general X‑ray emergency response procedures and pre‑, peri‑, and post‑angiography patient monitoring with conscious sedation; scrub and circulate during interventional angiography.
• Provide EKG monitoring and interpretation; conduct 24‑hour follow‑up on in‑patients after angiography and ultrasound‑guided invasive procedures.
• Assess and insert intravenous access for PET, pediatric urgent care, and other nuclear medicine patients; monitor blood glucose and administer insulin per protocol.
• Assist technologists with radioactive isotope administration and patient positioning.
• Perform fluoroscopy procedures such as insertion of Foley catheters for VCUG and intravenous access for IVP.

This role works with a variety of patient types, including outpatients, inpatients, adults, pediatrics, emergency, and ICU patients.

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing; online degrees or diplomas are not accepted.
• Current RN license in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand.
• Minimum two years of RN experience in a mid‑to‑large acute‑care hospital within the same regions.
• Experience in CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, angiography, or ultrasound‑guided procedures preferred.