Clinical Nurse III - Radiology

City of Hope•Irvine, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. We are seeking an experienced radiology nurse for our outpatient ambulatory clinic at City of Hope Lennar Foundation Cancer Center in Irvine. The radiology nurse assumes all responsibility and accountability for performing a variety of nursing functions that include; scheduling, confirmation, intake, triage, assessment, identification of needs, planning, implementing appropriate interventions, documentation, evaluation, explanation of procedures, checking for and or obtaining consents, obtaining vitals, operating suction, oxygen, and power injectors and maintaining patients' comfort during radiographic procedures. The nurse is assigned to provide support and assistance during general anesthesia and deep sedation, administer medication and monitor patients during moderate sedation in Radiology for Outpatient, PET Scan, CT scan, Nuclear Medicine, MRI, Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology and X-ray. This position takes direction from Radiologists, and other physicians as well as the nurse manager and Director of Diagnostic Radiology to ensure that the procedures are carried out effectively and safely.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in nursing is required.
Three to five years related experience.
Current California Registered Nurse License
Current BLS certification from American Heart Association
Current ACLS certification from American Heart Association
Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certificate or Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate (Must be obtained within 6 months of hire)

Responsibilities

Scheduling, confirmation, intake, triage, assessment, identification of needs, planning, implementing appropriate interventions, documentation, evaluation, explanation of procedures, checking for and or obtaining consents, obtaining vitals, operating suction, oxygen, and power injectors and maintaining patients' comfort during radiographic procedures.
Provide support and assistance during general anesthesia and deep sedation, administer medication and monitor patients during moderate sedation in Radiology for Outpatient, PET Scan, CT scan, Nuclear Medicine, MRI, Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology and X-ray.
Take direction from Radiologists, and other physicians as well as the nurse manager and Director of Diagnostic Radiology to ensure that the procedures are carried out effectively and safely.
Prep and assess patients, assist with anesthesia induction, providing patient education including discharge instruction.
Assist in coordinating the patient's schedule to ensure that all procedures are performed in a safe and efficient manner.
Address the psychosocial needs of the patient specifically in regards population specifics and acts as educator and resource person to patients and their families.
Comply with all safety procedures in operating equipment and apply principles of radiation safety in all radiological activities.