Interventional Radiology RN

Job Description Summary

The Radiology Registered Nurse delivers patient‑centered care throughout the imaging and interventional procedure process, including pre‑procedure assessment, monitoring during MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and special procedures, and post‑procedure evaluation and education. The nurse collaborates closely with Radiologists to screen patients for procedure candidacy, coordinates imaging and follow‑up appointments, and ensures safe, efficient workflow across Radiology services. This role maintains a therapeutic environment, leads team members, and participates in professional practice activities to support high‑quality patient outcomes.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC004794 ORBG - IR Special Procedures

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-28

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). Directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice. Provide patient/family centered care using the nursing process and focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs. This includes providing for the assessment, development of nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with the policies of MUSC. Maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment through ensuring patient privacy and responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior. Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model. This includes participating in shared governance, adherence to standards of care, participation in peer review and professional development promoting leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice and acknowledgment of accountability for actions and critical thinking. Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services through the application of care management principles. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.

Communicates with other departments, especially with SDS, Admissions, Anesthesia, Operating Room, X-ray and the like, to assure positive and supportive relationships to enhance quality of care.

Monitors patient pre and post procedure. Provides patient education at time of discharge. Follows up with patient post procedure and schedules appointment and reimaging to assess therapeutic response. Screens patients with Radiologist for procedure candidacy and schedules imaging for pre procedure assessment. Monitors during special procedures, MRI, and CT. Also, assists Ultrasound and Breast Center as necessary with the use of monitors and equipment.

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