Summary of Position:
This position provides professional imaging care to patients within the Medical Imaging dept, utilizing established policies, procedures and protocols, ensuring safe and effective care. Maintains accurate records of daily operations. Services are provided based on the ages of the population served; newborn through geriatric and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team. Maintains equipment and supplies utilized in the provision of services. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively utilize required equipment and identify and meet the individualized needs of all patients. Assists physicians during procedures as needed ensuring the safety of the staff and patient. The Medical Imaging nurse will follow all guidelines, policies, regulations, and expectations of all nurses at Barton and is under the daily supervision of the Radiologist and reports to the Director of Medical Imaging.
Qualifications
Education:
• Completion of an accredited Nursing program
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Experience:
• One year experience in Acute Care Nursing within the past three years
• One year experience in Medical Imagining and Interventional Radiology preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Sufficient computer skills as are required to complete an online application and the pre-employment/annual Net Learning requirements
• In compliance with patient safety standards, must be able to effectively communicate in English; Bilingual abilities preferred
Certifications/Licensure:
• Current California RN license or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date
• Current ACLS certification prior to hire or must enroll and complete the first available Barton University course
• Current PALS certification prior to hire or must enroll and complete the first available Barton University course
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.
• Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.
• Regularly exposed to the risk of blood borne diseases.
• Exposure to infections and contagious disease.
• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.
• Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.
• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.
• Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.
• Occasional travel to various health system locations.
Essential Functions
1. Provide consistently exceptional care at all times.
2. Performs nursing duties in accordance with professional standards and protocols.
3. Assists physician during interventional procedures. Ensures sterile technique is maintained during these invasive procedures
4. Is able to competently utilize all electronic medical imaging computer programs to include PACS, RIS, EMR, QC programs, CD burning, and other related programs to perform daily job duties.
5. Recognizes situations outside of his/her expertise and only performs duties within their abilities and scope of practice. Seeks guidance of coworkers or supervisors when needed.
6. Prepares and maintains imaging rooms and ensures availability of supplies.
7. Is professional resource to other members of the patient care team in area of expertise.
8. Effectively coordinates daily activities and works professionally and respectfully with supervisor, leads, radiologists, and co-workers. Is self-motivated. Able to safely and effectively set priorities.
9. Keeps patient/family informed of process, procedures, timeframes. Focuses on customer service needs. Effectively educates patients, families in procedure.
10. Monitors and ensures all documentation is complete and accurate.
11. Prepares written reports, evaluations as required by standards.
12. Operates equipment and performs job related duties in a safe manner; observes and interprets machine functioning. Maintains diagnostic instruments in good working order; performs scheduled preventative maintenance; follows procedure when equipment malfunctions.
13. Orients, instructs and trains assigned personnel.
14. Is able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. The individual demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to identify each patient’s age-specific needs.
15. Demonstrates a working knowledge of regulatory and licensing standards and ensures that practice is compliant with standards.
16. Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary, including shift charge tech if assigned.
17. Expected to pursue and maintain continuing education in all areas of registry to unsure current knowledge and best practices for your field(s) of practice.
