RN Registered Nurse IR Medical Imaging

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in the Imaging Nursing Support department at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. The role assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. It is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge and judgment to provide age- and developmentally appropriate care. The imaging nursing team prepares and recovers patients receiving conscious sedation, including starting IVs, drawing labs, assessing patients, and providing education. Nurses also provide procedural nursing care during angiography, CT, and ultrasound cases, and may occasionally cover MRI nurse-monitor cases or cases performed under general anesthesia. The department emphasizes patient safety, policy compliance, positive relationships, and teamwork. The schedule is four 10-hour day shifts per week, generally 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; some assigned shifts may begin at 6:00 a.m. The role includes rotating on-call coverage, weekends, and holidays. On-call hours are 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and employees must live within a 30-minute drive of the hospital to meet the required response time. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and cultural needs; reviews histories, diagnostics, and laboratory results; and reports abnormal findings. The nurse develops and updates individualized plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams. Care is delivered through direct practice and coordination, delegation, and supervision of the health care team. The role also includes evaluating patient and family responses to care and teaching, maintaining timely and accurate records, supporting evidence-based practice and quality improvement, and contributing to staff and patient education. Some roles may supervise staff and departmental workflow.

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.
Previous ICU, ER, or other procedural-area experience.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, work effectively as part of a team, use strong critical-thinking skills, and communicate effectively with multiple team members, providers, and outside departments.
Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Must live within a 30-minute drive of the hospital because of the 30-minute on-call response requirement.
Must work four 10-hour day shifts per week and participate in rotating on-call coverage, weekends, and holidays.

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 histories, diagnostics, and laboratory results; and report abnormal findings.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop, implement, review, and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Provide direct nursing care in accordance with physician orders, the nursing plan of care, organizational policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Prepare and recover patients receiving conscious sedation, including starting IVs, drawing labs, assessing patients, and providing patient education.
Provide procedural nursing care for angiography, CT, and ultrasound cases; occasionally cover MRI nurse-monitor cases or cases under general anesthesia.
Coordinate, delegate, and supervise health care team activities as appropriate, promoting continuity of care through complete communication with other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, and assess progress toward goals and expected outcomes.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and promptly in the patient record.
Use available evidence in practice and may participate in research, shared leadership, quality improvement, and activities supporting nursing outcomes.
Participate in education, role development, and orientation for staff, patients, students, families, and visitors; support others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Collaborate and communicate with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy concerning patient care.
In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.