RN MRI - W. Kendall (Per Diem, Days)

Job Summary

Minimum Job Requirements

• RN licensure within the State of Florida - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• American Heart Association BLS - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.
• American Heart Association PALS within 2 years of hire - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

•  BSN degree or currently enrolled in a BSN degree program
•  Career Development: National certification Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) preferably within 5 years of hire
•  Previous PACU experience is preferred
•  A minimum of 1 year of experience as an RN in a Pediatric Radiology setting preferred
•  Proficiency in computers and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) preferred
•  Possesses a passion for learning
•  Able to analyze and interpret data and utilize the information to make judgments regarding patient care
•  Effective verbal and written communication skills
•  Able to work effectively in a collaborative environment
•  Ability to apply principles of evidenced-based practice, analytical thinking, and service excellence in practice

Job Specific Duties

•  Ensures completion of patient admission history; measures and documents weight, height, and vital signs.
•  Accountable for making pre-procedure calls to obtain patient medical history 48 hours prior to appointment to minimize errors.
•  Obtains parental consent for sedation medication administered per policy. Documents all dosages on the sedation log within the same shift per protocol.
•  Follows physician’s orders and administers patient medications when needed.  Adheres to six rights of medication administration per Medication Administration policy.
•  Ensures safe analgesics/narcotics administration, monitoring, and reassessment as per hospital Sedation Management policy and procedure. 
•  Completes all nursing multi-system assessment that includes head to toe; performs systems assessment based upon patient need.
•  Accountable to prepare all dosages of medication per Medication Administration policy.
•  Continuously monitors child during procedure and reports any changes in status, notifies physician immediately and takes action on findings.
•  Accesses electronic health record independently according to hospital policy and completes accurate and timely documentation within 24 hours in the patient’s electronic health record.
•  Communicates with patients and families to review plan of care and solicits input. Communicates any patient and family concerns to physician.
•  Provides education and documents on patient/family teachings on health related needs (i.e. sedation allergies, sedation effects, etc.).
•  Ensures that follow up calls are made to gather wellness information and utilizes feedback to improve the patient and family experience.
•  Promotes a safe "error free" working environment by consistently performing thorough hand-offs (utilizing SBAR) and infection prevention measures.
•  Ensures safe, effective, efficient care with emphasis on the absence of medication errors and blood borne infections, avoidance of falls from surface, ouch-free procedural pain, & reduction of pain.
•  Completes one closed medical record to observe for Accreditation and Regulatory compliance.
•  Completes charges on all assigned patients.
•  Ensures daily truck inspection of MRI; narcotic counts performed according to policy and procedure.
•  Ensures unit supplies are in place to ensure smooth operations, works together with team to optimize throughput.
•  Meets or exceeds unit standards in achieving a 95% CEI; completes documentation in a timely manner; accountable to regulatory and requirements of the DNV, CMS, DOH, ACHCA.
•  Demonstrates proper personal protective equipment (PPE) indication and use