Registered Nurse, Radiology Nursing, Nights - VUH

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system with eight hospitals and over 180 clinics. They have a long tradition of providing world-class care, moving medicine forward through patient care, education, and research. This role is within the P.I.C.C. Service organization. The Registered Nurse applies the nursing process to plan and implement patient care, including education and continuum of care planning. They communicate pertinent patient/family information to the healthcare team, collaborate on patient goals, and evaluate progress. Professional growth is encouraged through learning activities aligned with Board of Nursing standards.

Requirements

1 year of relevant RN experience
Active RN license
Graduate of an approved discipline program
1 year of either ICU or ED experience
Previous experience with adult patient populations

Responsibilities

Applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning.
Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team.
Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes.
Works a hybrid of Radiology Resource nursing and Nuclear Medicine.
Floats between MRI, ROCU, Pet Floro, CT and IV Cubby as a resource to various areas of Radiology.
Responds to stat or rapid calls, accesses ports, monitors pacemakers.
Performs Cardiac stress perfusion studies on mostly adults but also on children.
Performs stress testing in the PET department.
Performs Viability studies in PET to test for hibernating myocardium.
Performs brain mappings/ stress with Diamox or adenosine.
Performs sarcoid studies in PET using heparin.
Monitors mapping patients after procedures in Interventional Radiology.
Performs Coronary CTAs utilizing metoprolol IV, diltiazem IV and nitroglycerin.
Helps thyroid cancer patients with prepping them for Iodine therapies and testing.
Teaches nuclear medicine students the patient care curriculum in the allied health program, focusing on direct patient care, vital signs, and EKG rhythm interpretation.
Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient's progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.