Registered Nurse - Radiology - Full Time - Days

Guthrie Enterprise•Binghamton, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Full Time day shift RN position with Radiology, working Monday through Friday, 8-hour day shifts with on-call requirements. The Radiology nursing role involves admitting and educating outpatients for procedures such as paracentesis, thoracentesis, Fine needle biopsies, arthrograms, and nephrostomy tube changes. Responsibilities include patient assessments, education, admissions, and discharging procedural patients. Nurses administer sedation and monitor patients during IR procedures like biopsies, drain placements, cardiac pacemaker insertions, and multiple vascular procedures. They also monitor patients for cardiac stress tests. On-call duties include evenings, weekends, and holidays for emergent procedures. The team values collaboration, communication, and patient-centered care, emphasizing that nurses are respected clinical partners whose work directly influences diagnostic quality and treatment outcomes. Guthrie offers a collaborative, provider-led Acute Care team, strong clinical leadership, a mission-driven culture, and the stability of a large health system, supporting longevity, growth, and work-life balance. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment, accountable for delivering coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care based on individual needs and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan, in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, ANA Code of Ethics, and ANA scope and standards of practice. Essential functions and specific skills are detailed in the unit-specific onboarding checklist and applicable specialty standards.

Requirements

Registered Nurse in the State of Practice.
BLS certification.
Registered nurse currently licensed in the state of employment with at least one year of experience.
Must maintain BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

BSN in Nursing preferred.
Specialty Certification is preferred.
ACLS is unit dependent.
PALS is unit dependent.
Less than one year of experience if transitioned from the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Residency (NLRN) Program.
ACLS is unit dependent.
The Registered Nurse must meet the individual nursing unit specifications regarding educational requirements during employment.
Specifications regarding educational requirements during employment are determined by the Nursing Department and Nursing Unit.

Responsibilities

Admitting and educating outpatients for procedures such as paracentesis, thoracentesis, Fine needle biopsies, arthrograms, and nephrostomy tube changes.
Patient assessments, education, admissions and discharging procedural patients.
Administering sedation and monitoring patients for IR procedures such as biopsies, drain placements, cardiac pacemaker insertions and multiple vascular procedures.
Monitoring patients for cardiac stress tests.
On call evenings, weekends, and holidays for emergent procedures.
Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patients' care.
Develops updates and coordinates the patients' plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the continuum.
Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
Performs and maintains the currency of essential competencies as required by a specific area of hire and population served.
Effectively advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of those we serve.
Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team, including students; Facilitates formal and informal learning for patients/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community.
Accountable for safety, identifies and corrects problems, and integrates evidence and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes.
Aligns patient safety, self-safety, and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes.
Engages in ongoing professional development; practices at the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and specialty standards.
Promotes a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates, and disseminates research and evidence-based practice.
Demonstrates leadership as change agents using the collaborative leadership skills of advocacy, influence and innovation.
In partnering with colleagues appropriately delegates, coordinates care, and collaborates with others as equal members of the inter-professional care team to integrate nursing knowledge.
Models professional behaviors as a representative of the nursing profession.
Participates in the planning and presentation of educational programs.
Proficiency in Information Technology, such as electronic health records, communication systems, computers, and equipment necessary to perform essential functions of the position.
Skilled to work with a wide range of staff as part of an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
Ability to use independent, critical judgment in all aspects of patient care delivery.
Demonstrated interpersonal skills that convey a positive and supportive attitude.
Ability to effectively manage multiple responsibilities, urgent responses, and challenging situations.