Staff Nurse - Nursing Radiology - 50% - 8hr Shifts

About the role

The University of Iowa Health Care Department of Radiology is seeking a Staff Nurse to assess patients' nursing care needs, evaluate effectiveness of care provided, and integrate nursing theory and research into clinical practice. University of Iowa Health Care is recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States, Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center and a regional referral center. Its mission is: Changing Medicine. Changing Lives.®

Responsibilities

• Applies nursing theory to the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses to health and illness.
• Assesses patient health care preferences and expectations.
• Collaboratively coordinates the continuum of care across settings.
• Provides pre, intra‑ and post‑procedure nursing care (assessment, monitoring, intervention and education) related to diagnostic and interventional procedures.
• Assists in the collection of arterial and venous blood samples.
• Provides procedural sedation including administering medication, patient monitoring, patient transport, recovery, patient and family education, and follow‑up information.
• Prepares daily patient workup for next day scheduled patients.
• Accurately completes, documents, and files required daily/nightly/monthly equipment checks and audits.
• Serves as a resource for other modalities within Radiology as needed.
• Implements patient care plan according to patient priorities, including interventions identified through nursing diagnoses.
• Documents/reports interventions and patient/family response/education.
• Collaborates and integrates contributions of patients and families into multidisciplinary patient care plan.
• Develops, coordinates and implements transfer/discharge planning throughout the episode of care.
• Implements nursing interventions according to department, division, and/or unit policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• Follows universal precautions.
• Demonstrates acceptance of responsibility, pride in work performed, flexibility in accepting assignments while maintaining professional behavior and appearance.

Requirements

Education: Associate degree in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing, Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, or master’s degree in Nursing (MNHP or MSN).

Experience: 1 year of current nursing experience or recent nursing graduate within the last 6 months.

Certification: Current license to practice nursing in Iowa; BLS Certification; ACLS Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications

Desired qualifications include 1‑3 years’ experience with procedural sedation, demonstrated competency in conscious sedation administration, patient management, recovery, and EKG interpretation, critical care nursing experience, and professional nursing certification.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal