RN Nuclear Medicine

Description

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Summary:

UNC Health North Carolina Heart & Vascular (NCHV) Garner is seeking a dedicated and experienced Nuclear Medicine Registered Nurse to support cardiac stress testing services. The ideal candidate will have prior cardiac experience and be comfortable navigating and assisting patients on an exercise treadmill.

This RN plays a critical role in preparing patients for their exams, including thorough pre-test screening and patient education. Strong IV insertion skills are required. The nurse is responsible for clearly communicating instructions, providing excellent patient care, and monitoring patients closely during stress testing for adverse reactions.

Responsibilities also include reviewing patient histories and medications, performing pre-procedure phone calls to provide instructions and confirm readiness, documenting in the EMR, and collaborating closely with cardiologists, sonographers, and nuclear technologists to ensure safe and efficient workflow.

Responsibilities:
1. Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others.
2. Verify ordered tests, drugs needed to perform test and obtain appropriate consent.
3. Inform patient of procedure guidelines and explain all aspects of the procedure with patient and family members as necessary.
4. Review and obtain patient medication list and enter into EMR system. Maintain records of radioactive material use. Start IV on patients. Help patient with treadmill and/or any side effects from pharmaceuticals given for stress test.
5. Prep patients for stress testing, placing electrodes, initiating EKG. Monitor vital signs during test. Monitor EKG recording during test. Remove IV and disconnect electrodes, EKG upon completion of test.
6. Perform Quality Assessments for patient satisfaction surveys, Cath correlations.
7. Order supplies for crash cart and pharmaceutical stress testing.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Must have NC RN Licensure.
* BCLS;ACLS;RN NC LIC
Professional Experience Requirements:
* One year of nuclear technology experience in a clinical setting preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
* Demonstrated excellent communication skills. Effectively interact with patients and their families, showing sensitivity to patients' physical and psychological needs. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology to pinpoint area for nuclear test. Knowledge of nuclear equipment and testing. knowledge of safety hazards to nuclear testing, including equipment, body mechanics and patients movement.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Organization Unit: NCHV Garner

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$33.37 - $47.97 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Garner

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.