RN (Radiology)

Scottish Rite for Children•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood! This role involves conducting and accurately documenting assessments within the imaging setting, ensuring all evaluations consider age-specific criteria for various pediatric age groups. The RN will anticipate the needs and expectations of patients and their families, using this information to create an effective care plan. They will utilize critical thinking to prioritize nursing care safely and identify appropriate nursing interventions, ensuring timely and accurate documentation. Collaboration with the healthcare team to coordinate the interdisciplinary care plan while advocating for optimal patient care is essential. The RN will prioritize nursing interventions based on assessments, promptly identify changes in patient conditions, report changes, take follow-up actions, and involve the patient and caregivers in the care plan. Evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, adjusting the care plan as necessary, and documenting everything accurately and in a timely manner are key responsibilities. Providing timely education and answers to patients, families, and caregivers, while accurately documenting all educational content, including discharge plans, is also crucial. The RN will assess understanding, gather feedback, and communicate effectively based on individual needs. They will welcome and orient patients and families to the department, encourage their participation in care, and update communication boards while explaining exams, procedures, and medications in clear language. Active participation in quality and performance improvement initiatives, sharing professional and technical knowledge with coworkers and students, and acting as a resource for others are expected. The RN will also participate in meetings and committees on behalf of the department and follow hospital and nursing policies, procedures, and recognized standards of nursing practice to deliver safe, high-quality patient care, utilizing up-to-date literature and research. Maintaining and utilizing competencies according to department expectations and performing other duties as assigned are also part of the role.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing, BSN preferred.
Must hold a current Texas RN license or be eligible for reciprocity and hold a temporary permit from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners to practice professional nursing.
Current CPR and PALS certification.
No implanted devices that preclude the ability to be in the MRI environment (e.g., pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, insulin pump).
Safe patient handling and able to lift 35-50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Min 2-year experience in a pediatric radiology, perianesthesia, or acute care setting preferred.
Strong IV skills preferred.
Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

Conducts and accurately documents physical, psychosocial, and emotional assessments within the imaging setting, ensuring all evaluations consider age-specific criteria for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and adolescents with medical, surgical, orthopedic, neurologic, and/or developmental disabilities.
Anticipates the needs and expectations of patients and their families, using this information to create an effective care plan.
Utilizes critical thinking to prioritize nursing care safely and identifies appropriate nursing interventions.
Ensures timely and accurate documentation of these interventions.
Collaborates with the healthcare team to coordinate the interdisciplinary care plan while advocating for optimal patient care.
Prioritizes nursing interventions based on assessments and promptly identifies changes in patient conditions from assessments, lab results, and other relevant information.
Reports changes, takes follow-up actions, and involves the patient and caregivers in the care plan.
Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions, adjusts the care plan as necessary, and documents everything accurately and in a timely manner.
Provides timely education and answers to patients, families, and caregivers while accurately documenting all educational content, including discharge plans.
Assesses understanding, gathers feedback, and communicates effectively based on individual needs.
Welcomes and orients patients and families to the department, encourages their participation in care, and updates communication boards while explaining exams, procedures, and medications in clear language.
Actively participates in quality and performance improvement initiatives and shares professional and technical knowledge with coworkers and students.
Acts as a resource for others when needed, as a preceptor, mentor, or unit expert.
Participates in meetings and committees on behalf of the department.
Follows hospital and nursing policies, procedures, and recognized standards of nursing practice to deliver safe, high-quality patient care, utilizing up-to-date literature and research.
Maintains and utilizes competencies according to department expectations.
Performs other duties as assigned.