Description
Introduction
Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve At Valley Regional Medical Center we support our colleagues in their positions. Join our Team as a(an) Registered Nurse Diagnostic Imaging and access programs to assist with every stage of your career.
Benefits
Valley Regional Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Are you a continuous learner With more than 94,000 nurses throughout HCA Healthcare, we are one of the largest employers of nurses in the United States. Education is key to excellence! As a majority owner of Galen College of Nursing, which joins Research College of Nursing and Mercy School of Nursing as educational facilities within the HCA Healthcare family, we make it easier and more affordable to gain certifications and job skills. Apply today for our Registered Nurse Diagnostic Imaging opening and continue to learn!
Job Summary and Qualifications
The imaging Department special procedures nurse performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act. Utilizes therapeutic communication in daily practice. Maintains a safe therapeutic environment. Identifies. Nursing problems as they relate to the individual needs of the patient. Plans individualized patient care utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Participates in performance improvement activities. Provides care and coordinates participation that fosters the goals of the hospital’s mission and vision statement. Imaging Department special procedures nurse is responsible for day-to-day activities to ensure the delivery of quality patient care in a therapeutic environment. Make staff assignments based on patient need and the skill of the staff. Serve as a role model and clinical resource for the staff. Respond in a timely manner to requests for information or follow-up with physician, staff or patient issues.
What you will do in this role:
- Demonstrates the ability to perform specific competencies as listed on the Competency Validation Checklist(s)
- Meets mutually agreed upon performance goals/as listed on the Performance Management Plan
- Demonstrates age specific knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment and care of patients.
- Ensures the privacy of our patient and confidentially of their Protected Health Information (PHI)
- Utilizes nursing process for individual care to meet needs of patients
- Demonstrates ability to perform technical skills and procedures
- Documents all patient care
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills
- Promotes customer service initiatives
- Promotes and exhibits teamwork
- Completes mandatory education
- Complies with hospital policies/procedures and patient safety initiatives
- Demonstrates/completes position responsibilities by following established guidelines & protocols within the appropriate time frame
- Administers medications as ordered and directed by the physician.
- Maintains all crash carts within the Medical Imaging Department
- Inserts Foley catheters as needed. Monitors and assesses patient’s vital signs. Thoroughly documents all aspects of nursing care.
- Performs venipuncture as necessary
- Interacts with patient and family to answer questions concerning patient care. Calls patient prior to appointment to fully explain and prepare the patient for the procedure. Provide education regarding radiographic procedures and post-procedure outcomes
- Appropriately documents pain assessment
- Demonstrates competency in observing and documenting patients under sedation. Completes nursing assessment in meditech.
- Maintains documented competency in BLS, PALS, and ACLS as per American Heart Associations
- Ensure Pyxis machines have had narcotic count done daily and that all discrepancies will be resolved before ending shift
- Demonstrates appropriate equipment disinfection between patients
- Demonstrates knowledge of emergency response, reactions to contrast, and cardiac/respiratory arrest.
What qualifications you will need:
- Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
- Current TX RN licensure (or eligible for NCLEX)
- BCLS required
- ACLS required
- PALS required
Founded as Valley Community Hospital in 1975, Valley Regional Medical Center proudly serves Brownsville, TX and the surrounding communities in the Rio Grande Valley. Valley Regional Medical Center is a licensed 215+ bed facility with over 200 physicians representing 25+ specialties. From emergency medicine, to diagnostic imaging services, and caring for newborn babies, Valley Regional Medical Center is the hospital that families count on when they are looking for quality healthcare close to home. We are a designated Advanced Level III Trauma Center and an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. Our Heart and Vascular services include a full-range of cardiac services including minimally invasive and open-heart surgery, cardiac cath lab, heart imaging services and more. Our women’s department includes labor, delivery and recovery in a home-like setting. We also have a C-section operating room on standby 24 hours a day and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit equipped with specially trained staff. Innovation and an unwavering commitment to patient care are the cornerstones of our hospital. Come experience our family centered culture at Valley Regional.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If growth and continued learning is important to you, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse Diagnostic Imaging opening. Our team will promptly review your application. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.