Travel Nurse RN - Radiology
Hackensack, NJ
RadHealth+
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Duties:

Job Summary:
A Registered Nurse at Hackensack Meridian Health involves the delivery of nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care, to provide and ensure safe and excellent delivery of individualized patient care. A day in the life of a Registered Nurse includes: Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation Assessment. Nurses will cover CAT Scan, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine/Pet.

Essential Duties:
-The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care. 
-Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient’s needs. 
-Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. 
-Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments. 
-Initiates assessment based on the patient’s problems or needs, the physician’s medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework. 
-Performs therapeutic nursing interventions. 
-Manages care of patients. 
-Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities. 
-Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery. 
-Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model. 
-Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation. 
-Performs age and disease specific assessment / data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological and cognitive status. 
-Recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status. 
-Identifies variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences. 
-Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. 

Skills:

Required Skills & Experience: 
-Must have a minimum of  two (2) years of nursing experience in an acute care facility.

Required Years of Experience  

 preferred radiology experience

Preferred Years of Experience  

 preferred radiology experience

Required Hard Skills 

 IV insertion, port access, allergy reactions

Education:

Required Education: 
-ASN.

Preferred Education: 
-BSN.

Required Certifications & Licensure: 
-NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
-BLS.
-ACLS.
-PALS.