Registered Nurse - Radiology

Registered Nurse
- Radiology (FT)

Schedule:

Monday
- Friday, 7:00am-3:30pm/8:00am-4:30pm w/Rotating Weekends

Job Summary:

A Radiology Nurse is responsible for delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating and care of patients who undergo diagnostic, interventional, and therapeutic procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Provides direct quality patient care based on the plan of care and exercises judgment in delegating aspects of patient care appropriately to licensed and unlicensed staff members.
• Participates in professional development of self and staff to enhance patient-focused nursing practice, age, and population-specific to the unit.
• Performs a timely, comprehensive assessment using appropriate techniques for data collection, analysis, interpretation, and documentation to make age appropriate decisions for the patient plan of care within scope of responsibility, training, and practice.
• Develops, implements, documents and evaluates on a regular basis the plan of care in collaboration with other team members based on multidisciplinary assessments.
• Actively participates in unit's performance improvement initiatives.
• Performs nursing interventions with emphasis on patient rights, informed consent, patient confidentially, HIPAA compliance, adaptation of care according to age, cultural and ethical considerations.
• Administers medication and starts intravenous infusions according to facility standards and demonstrates safe and accurate administration of medication/control substances.
• Observes and reports patient progress and changes in patient status to the physician and documents in the medical record.
• Critically thinks and anticipates the needs of the patient and/or physician.
• Coordination of care at time of handoff and/or release of patient.
• Accurately records vital signs, intake and output and other physical observations on the appropriate forms and/or electronically.
• Evaluates the need for and consistently provides and documents education provided to the patient and/or patient care givers.
• Evaluates with the physician or independent allied health professional the need to initiate restraints, monitors use of restraints, and evaluates on a regular basis according to hospital policy the ability to discontinue restraints.
• Monitors appropriate pain management and performs interventions.
• Performs patient care activities; drain, dressing, wound care, associated therapeutic devices and nutritional needs.
• Obtains physician orders to meet the needs of the patient.
• Develops and maintains proficiency in the use of equipment and facilitates maintenance of equipment by completing maintenance requests.
• Demonstrates "Service Excellence Initiatives" by presenting a positive first impression; anticipates customer needs, and is actively involved in role of Team Player.
• Follows universal precautions.
• Complies with Employee Health requirements for employment.
• Works in manner that promotes safety, adhering to dress code policy.
• Coordinates with other disciplines and department the process of admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Uses effective leadership and organizational skills for problem solving; mentoring and directing staff; and reporting issues on a timely basis to physicians, assistant directors of nursing and/or other department leaders or their representatives.
• Takes call as assigned.

Hospital:

Other Duties As Assigned:

• Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Minimum Requirements:

Educational Requirements:

Required:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Experience:

Preferred:
Experience from the Emergency Department, ICU setting, telemetry and/or Surgery setting.

Special

Skills and Abilities:

Required:

ACLS

Licensure / Certification Requirements:

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