RN/Registered Nurse Radiology Imaging Follow Up

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

21h•Remote

About The Position

UW Medical Center – Montlake has an outstanding opportunity for a full time REGISTERED NURSE (RN2) to join our Imaging Follow Up Team housed within the Radiology team. RNs provide radiology coordination care for patients from UW Medicine facilities including Montlake, Harborview, Northwest and Fred Hutch. RN's who work in our department provide imaging follow-up care coordination to patients who have follow-up recommendations from prior imaging services completed at a UW entity.

Requirements

2 years recent nursing experience in Radiology or primary job duties including patient care coordination.
Ability to work remotely following UW Telework policies including a private work area.
BLS certification

Responsibilities

Clinical coordination and scheduling of Radiology patients.
Consistently, documenting care provided via telephone per UWMC policy
Is responsible for triage of incoming phone calls from patients experiencing medical problems
Knowledgeable on full cycle nursing care in the Radiology field
Monitors work queues, performs detailed chart review, and coordinates recommended imaging follow up care with patients and internal/external providers.
Provides care for individual patients over the telephone using the nursing process by: Consistently, following policies and procedures for providing telephone medical advice to patient who will or have had a procedure performed by Interventional Radiology
Integrates patient and family education into the delivery of care, ensuring educational activities are culturally appropriate and are tailored to the patient’s and family’s ability to comprehend post & pre-procedure instructions