**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Medical Imaging Admin
**Job Duration:** 13 weeks
**Shift:** Day Monday-Friday, 9 Hour Shift (with lunch)
**Guaranteed Hours:** 40 hours per week
**Experience:** At least 1 year experience as a Registered Nurse
**License:** Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License in the State of Illinois
**Certifications:**
- BLS (American Heart Association)
- ACLS (American Heart Association)
- PALS (American Heart Association) within 6 months of hire
**Must-Have:**
- Basic reading, writing, oral English skills
- Critical thinking skills using independent judgement in making decisions
- Ability to maintain confidential information
- Professional, friendly, helpful demeanor
**Job Description:**
- Contribute professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and management of care to patients.
- Perform procedures to ensure accurate and complete examinations within medical imaging guidelines.
- Practice nursing within licensure scope and perform thorough patient assessments.
- Assume responsibility for interventional case flow in the Medical Imaging Department.
- Administer medications and conscious sedation effectively, monitor patient condition, and initiate interventions as needed.
- Follow patient safety goals and maintain quality throughout procedures.
- Demonstrate competency in caring for critically ill patients and function independently in emergencies.
- Set up and use monitoring equipment during procedures.
- Perform venipuncture and insertion of peripheral catheters.
- Execute adult and pediatric catheterization as necessary.
- Conduct various nursing tasks in different areas within the Medical Imaging Department.
- Perform daily inspections and maintain logs as needed.
- Serve as circulating tech and scrub assistant during procedures.
- Educate patients and families on procedures, adhere to safety policies, and use education resources.
- Adapt teaching strategies to patients' needs and ensure understanding.
- Coordinate daily flow and RN resources across different imaging modalities.