Job Opportunities in United States

Job Purpose

The purpose of the Imaging Center Nurse is to provide services to patients and physicians required to operate a proficient and pleasant environment.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides direct nursing care for all imaging patients.

• Performs nursing assessments. Obtains history for CT, MRI, PET, and NM patients.

• Coordinates the arrival of patients, taking into consideration their preps and all scans ordered that day. Oversees initial workflow for each modality (exception is Xray and US).

• Ensures that creatinine within last 30 days has been drawn on all pts requiring IV contrast. Calculates GFR and follows contrast administration protocol.

• Educate patients and/or families regarding the prep for each scan and the reasons for ordering each scan.

• Obtains blood sugar for all PET scan patients. Follows protocol regarding glucose and administration of insulin.

• Provides education to patients, families, and significant others; acts as an information resource to health care professional and patients.

• Follows established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards.

• May train and guide other nursing and support staff engaged in clinical activities; may participate in research and related activities.

• Ability to be at work regularly and on time.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in grammar, spelling, math, handwriting skills.

• Must be able to demonstrate organizational abilities, clerical skills, laboratory knowledge and skills, nursing equipment knowledge,

• Must be able to provide excellent patient care.

• Must have the ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses.
• Must have knowledge of all scans performed at CIC, including preps for each scan.
• Must have knowledge of related accreditation and certification requirements.
• Must have knowledge of the nature and treatments of oncological diseases as it relates to the scans being performed.
• Must be able to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required.

• Must be licensed by the Alabama Board of Nursing

• At least one year of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified required.

• BLS certification preferred.

Working conditions

This position works in the Imaging department of a busy oncology/hematology clinic. This person will occasionally come in contact with blood and body fluids when administering care to patients. This person may also be exposed to radiation when assisting patients having PET scans done.

Physical requirements

This position requires that the employee be able to stand and walk for up to eight hours a day. This position has a low risk of back injury. This position may have limited occupational exposure to tasks involving heavy lifting or pushing/pulling in performance of normal job duties.

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better in Nursing

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Alabama RN

Preferred

• Basic Life Support