Registered Nurse Medical Imaging

Job Description:

Responsible for nursing support to all modalities of the Imaging Services Department. They provide patient care management including patient assessment, education, and follow-up. They also provide conscious sedation care, pharmacology, and manage supplies. This person scrubs in with the Radiologist and assists with basic interventional procedures. This person is accountable to function in the scope of nursing practice to provide safe, efficient, and therapeutically effective patient focused care.

About the Medical Imaging RN Role:

As a Registered Nurse in Medical Imaging, you will be responsible for preparing patients for a variety of imaging procedures across different body parts (excluding the heart). This position requires a commitment to high-quality care, utilizing evidence-based practices and collaborating closely with the healthcare team. You may also rotate through sedation areas and assist with emergency procedures as needed.

Why Work With Us:

• Autonomous Practice: Enjoy the independence of managing patient care while receiving robust support from a skilled medical team.
• Skill Advancement: Take advantage of opportunities for training in sedation and PICC line placements, enhancing your clinical expertise.
• Collaborative Environment: Work with a multidisciplinary team focused on delivering comprehensive patient care.
• Schedule: Full time, 40 hours. Monday through Friday with start times between 6AM-8:30AM - 10 hour shifts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures proper patient identification, order verification, and prepares the patient for the exam.
• Pre-Op and Post-Op care of patients for interventional procedure.
• Assists Radiologist in basic interventional procedures.
• Patient care management including conscious sedation, hemodynamic monitoring, patient care assessment, and ECG interpretation.
• Completes room preparation and turnover for all interventional procedures.
• May perform PICC line insertions and/or central line.
• Successfully completes angio and interventional exams. Removes tunnel catheter.
• Scrubs in and supports the Radiologist during procedures. Anticipates procedural needs and responds timely and efficiently.
• Proficient in a broad spectrum of interventional procedures, including advanced procedures (ablation procedures, stents, thrombolectomy, trans-catheter occlusion, alcohol ablation).
• Applies sutures and appropriately cares for wound.
• Coordinates patient care with Radiologist, staff, and other areas as needed.
• Thoroughly and accurately completes all required documentation, including time stamps and image storage.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Pay Rate: Competitive salary based on experience.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Includes insurance options, fitness discounts, paid time off, 401(k) with employer contribution, and tuition assistance.
• Incentives: Up to $400 annual caregiver incentive and $1,500 referral bonus.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Current State RN license.

• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

  (Applicants must either have required additional certifications (e.g. ACLS, PALs, NRP) upon hire or must obtain them within a specified timeframe determined by service line and department guidelines.)

• RNs with less than 12 months of working experience as an RN prior to joining Intermountain must obtain their BSN within five years of their start date.

• RNs hired or promoted into this role need to have or obtain their BSN within three years of hire or promotion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
• Understanding of basic x-ray principles and practices.