Travel Nurse RN - Radiology - $2,698 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Radiology for a travel nursing job in Montgomery, Alabama. TotalMed is a Top Ten travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience. TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

Responsibilities

• Start or check peripheral IVs
• Access and assess infusaports
• Administer medications
• Monitor vital signs
• Suction patients
• Insert foleys
• Help patients with personal needs
• Inform the technologist or radiologist of any unusual patient needs
• Perform specialized nursing duties, such as administering IV sedation or analgesia during special procedures
• Closely monitor patients with cardiac/pulse oximeters
• Work with a diverse team of caregivers to appropriately evaluate and implement diagnostic care using correct procedures and physician instructions
• Stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty
• Easily lift 20 pounds; moving or lifting patients may require lifting up to 50 pounds at times
• Face hazards from exposure to chemicals and infectious diseases

Requirements

• 1-2 years recent acute care experience
• Experience and skill in caring for patients in a diagnostic environment
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIH certification