Registered Nurse RN Medical Imaging IR

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care for patients in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The Registered Nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self and others under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages. The role is in Medical Imaging at Banner - University Medical Center Tucson. The schedule is Friday through Monday, 9:00 PM to 7:30 AM. Rotating call and holidays are required. The position offers an 18% night shift differential; a sign-on bonus is available for eligible candidates.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to relate experience, training, and education needed to perform the job during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area, demonstrated through annual validations.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.
Banner Registry and Travel acute-care positions require at least one year of acute-care hospital experience, including work in an acute-care setting within the past 12 months as an RN in the specialty area.
Banner Registry and Travel physician-practice positions require at least one year of RN experience in a physician practice or acute-care setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying.
Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostics, and laboratory data; and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Formulate and revise plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health-care team.
Provide and coordinate patient care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements; delegate appropriately and supervise care provided by other personnel.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities, shared leadership, staff and patient education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.
Contribute to safe, effective, equitable, and efficient patient outcomes and participate in improvement of nursing quality indicators.
Interact and communicate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health-care contacts, and clergy to coordinate and support patient care.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.