Registered RN Medical Imaging IR

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This Registered Nurse position provides nursing care for patients in the Medical Imaging department at Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role uses specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to assess patients and provide care appropriate to their physical and developmental needs, and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the RN and those under their direction. The nurse works with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams to develop and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge planning. The RN delivers and coordinates care, delegates and supervises appropriately, communicates patient status, documents care, evaluates outcomes and teaching, and contributes to evidence-based practice, staff education, shared leadership, and quality improvement. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with floating between modalities within Imaging only.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary or interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area of practice, demonstrated through annual validations.
Relate relevant experience, training, and education needed to perform the job during the interview process.

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 results; and report abnormal findings to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans using assessment data and input from the patient, family, and multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals and expected outcomes, and revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and in a timely manner in accordance with policy.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Interact with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy to exchange and clarify information and support patients and families.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.
Float between modalities within Imaging only.