REGISTERED NURSE SENIOR - CT/MRI - FULL TIME

About the Role

The ideal candidate for a Registered Nurse Position should be currently licensed with the state of Florida and have at least one year of comprehensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Essential Functions

• Evaluates and manages patient needs.
• Plans patient care utilizing physician protocol and professional judgment.
• Notifies physicians of patients' status based on urgency.
• Identifies and evaluates patient needs by way of telephone triage.
• Administers medications, including injections and IV's; documents medications given or prescribed by ordering physician as required by specialty.
• Recognizes and responds to emergency situations as appropriate.
• Assists with hospital procedures and/or surgeries and coordinates scheduling surgical procedures.
• Identifies patient and family education needs and provides instruction.
• Determines patient's level of understanding of their disease process and formulate educational plan (i.e., medications, procedures, surgical or procedural preps, or instruction).
• Provides patient teaching and information based on physician order, planned intervention, patient comprehension level.
• Demonstrates awareness of self-responsibility and accountability for own professional practice.
• Practices nursing skills in accordance with licensure and Clinic P+P.
• Exercises good judgment in decision making to ensure quality patient care outcomes.
• Acts as resource person to Clinic and outside caregivers.
• Assists with the flow of patients to maintain the integrity of the physician office and assists the physician with medical office procedures as needed.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Position requires a great deal of walking and standing, operating a computer and entering patient information.
• This position requires good communication and listening skills with patients.
• Must be able to put away departmental supplies, weighing up to 25 pounds and must be able to push/pull a patient sitting in a wheelchair.
• May be exposed to live vaccines, blood-borne pathogens, and bio-hazardous materials.
• No travel is expected for this position other than occasional travel to corporate sites regarding employee relations issues.

Requirements

• Current Florida license as a Registered Nurse.
• One or more years of comprehensive experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Active BLS certification.

Preferred Education and Experience

BSN degree preferred.