Registered Nurse - RN - Float

The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, evaluating, and assisting patients while planning, implementing, and evaluating their status while in the care of their department. Major responsibilities include preparing patients for procedures, administering conscious sedation, assisting the team during procedures, and providing care for patients in recovery. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in critical care nursing, telemetry, and conscious sedation. The nurse is expected to deliver compassionate care while coordinating and assisting in the execution of radiology procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Facilitate the patient experience by greeting and escorting patients to treatment areas or exits, verifying the patient’s identity, explaining procedures, providing pre-and post-procedure instructions, and screening patients before interventional procedures. Utilize AIDET Principles in all patient and provider encounters. · Coordinate patient treatment plans by providing pre-procedure instructions to patients, investigating contraindications before scheduling procedures, and consulting with radiologists. May coordinate patient treatment plan by scheduling follow-up imaging, labs, and office visits, creating orders for imaging studies, labs, consultations, and office visits, dispensing prescriptions and instructions for pre-procedure preparation, preparing and mailing pre-procedure forms and appointment details, investigating contraindications before scheduling procedures, communicating imaging, pathology and lab results to patient, communicating with referring providers and consulting with Radiologists. Identifying unexpected reactions in patients during procedures, administering analgesia, and sedating patients upon instruction · Perform computer operations, including beginning and ending exams in EMR, retrieving results, reports, and previous exams, retrieving and documenting labs, IV insertions and removal, scanning and inputting data into the computer, and operating standard office and medical equipment. Assist other departments as needed. May participate in IR consults. · Perform environmental and safety procedures by cleaning and sterilizing exam rooms and workstations, maintaining supply levels, ordering supplies, adhering to infection control policies and protocols, following drug protocols for allergic reactions, administering first aid, maintaining emergency crash cart and documenting and accounting for all scheduled narcotic medications, maintaining and ordering laboratory supplies, and performing quality control tests on lab equipment. · Maintain professional and technical knowledge and licensure through educational workshops, professional publications, and societies. · Other duties as assigned.

Education: Associate Degree in Nursing Required; BSN (preferred)

Experience: 3 to 5 years’ nursing experience required; adult critical care/emergency department experience required; conscious sedation experience required

Knowledge: Consistently model AIDET principles, service excellence and service recovery. Consistently demonstrate commitment to safe practices while abiding by all OSHA and HIPAA guidelines.

Skills: Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Word, Email and ability to comprehend and utilize Electronic Medical Record System and PACS Systems. Use of medical equipment, testing and measuring devices and office equipment. Effective, professional, diplomatic communication skills are required. Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proficiency in using electronic medical record (EMR) systems. Knowledge of outpatient care protocols and ambulatory care best practices. Flexibility to adapt to the diverse needs of outpatient populations. Commitment to patient-centered care and customer service.

Licensure/Certification: North Carolina Board Certified Registered Nurse, ACLS. - Must be in good standing with the Board of Nursing

Physical requirements: Occasional lifting, pushing or pulling. Must be able to stand, stoop and lift and walk without restrictions. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting/and or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Conditions of employment: ACLS Certification, compliance with OSHA and HIPAA guidelines, wearing all required Personal Protective Equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. DRI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. DRI does not discriminate against candidates and employees because of their disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law.