| n | Job Description: | n | This is a 8 hour Monday-Friday 7:00-15:30 position. These jobs are mainly at the Parnassus and UCIC |
| | | campuses for a diagnostic radiology nurse (MRI and CT ) but will also float. |
| This is a 8 hour Monday-Friday 7:00-15:30 position. These jobs are mainly at the Parnassus and UCIC | | |
| campuses for a diagnostic radiology nurse (MRI and CT ) but will also float. Utilizes the nursing pr | | |
| ocess for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide safe, therapeutic care. Fu | | |
| nctions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams; carries out established nursing proc | | |
| edures and performs related duties as required; performs nursing care for patients with more complex | | |
| needs with assistance and supervision. Assists with the management of patient care administered by | | |
| other members of the nursing team. The Radiology Cardiac Stress Test RN, MRI Pacemaker RN, and CT Co | | |
| ronary RN are integral members of the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging care team. | | |
| They independently perform nursing assessments and provide patient-centered care within their scope | | |
| of practice while collaborating with APPs, physicians, technologists, and other members of the inte | | |
| rdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include supporting cardiovascular and radiology procedures; pro | | |
| viding cardiopulmonary monitoring and administration of vasoactive medications as appropriate; monit | | |
| oring patients with pacemakers and other CIEDs during MRI examinations; coordinating safe patient ha | | |
| ndoffs and continuity of care; and providing patient and family education, discharge assessment, and | | |
| teaching. RNs also help develop and implement processes that promote safe, efficient patient flow a | | |
| cross the medical center while addressing patients' psychosocial, cultural, privacy, and confidentia | | |
| lity needs. % of time Essential Function (Yes/No ) Key Responsibilities (To be completed by Supervis | | |
| or) 100 YES Responsible for maintaining the knowledge and abilities essential to the performance of | | |
| stated behaviors. Carries out legal responsibilities within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act. Acc | | |
| ountable to the NURSE SVC SUPV 2 for overall work performance. Provide Holistic patient care within | | |
| a broad range of health care needs in radiology cardiac stress testing and MRI and CT areas, to incl | | |
| ude, but not limited to: chemical and exercise stress testing in the echo/vascular lab as well as ti | | |
| lt table evaluations, and cardiopulmonary monitoring of patients with cardiac pacemakers who are und | | |
| ergoing MRI and CT scans. Independently performs cardiovascular stress tests and tilt table evaluati | | |
| ons under direct supervision of a physician or nurse practitioner per department policy and procedur | | |
| e. The Registered Nurse establishes an in-depth database by assessing the psychosocial and physical | | |
| status of patient's presenting for these tests. Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and skill of the | | |
| pharmacological agents used during diagnostic procedures, and demonstrates competence in the treatme | | |
| nt of adverse side effects of said pharmacological agents. Performing an in-depth cardiovascular and | | |
| sedation assessment in accordance with current UCSF policies. Assures that informed consent has bee | | |
| n obtained with the patient and that all questions and concerns have been answered with the patient | | |
| and family’s satisfaction. Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of cardiac pacemaker functionality and | | |
| demonstrates ability to report and/or troubleshoot pacemaker malfunction with appropriate party. Im | | |
| plements safe, competent and efficient care with patients and families within policies, procedures a | | |
| nd standards across a variety of populations and complexity of situations. Foresees potential proble | | |
| ms and adapts priorities and plans independently and without outside direction. Knowledgeable of car | | |
| diac and anti-arrhythmic agents, their dosing, side effects, and interactions. Able to identify and | | |
| manage untoward responses. Demonstrates a basic understanding of safety, techniques and equipment ut | | |
| ilized during procedures. Demonstrates competency in the interpretation of telemetry and 12-lead rhy | | |
| thm strip. Assist with clinic-based procedures as needed; such as IV insertions and administration o | | |
| f contrast; enhancement agents or agitated saline. Participate in Radiology and Biomedical Imaging s | | |
| ervice line research data collection and evaluation. Maintain survey readiness for procedure-based n | | |
| ursing care including maintenance of environment of care, standing orders, policies and unit specifi | | |
| c protocols. Screening assessment and preparation of patients who will undergo cardiac stress testin | | |
| g Assisting with monitoring and management of patient care during cardiac stress testing Screening a | | |
| ssessment and preparation of patients with cardiac implanted devices who will undergo MRI scanning. | | |
| Assisting with monitoring and management of patient with cardiac implanted devices during MRI scanni | | |
| ng. Communication and Handoff Works with the team to ensure that appropriate patients are transporte | | |
| d to the department for procedures; communicates with the patients’ nurse where necessary to make a | | |
| determination regarding transportation and monitoring while in the testing area. Provides report to | | |
| the receiving nurse as appropriate following procedures. Responds to all emergency events, requests | | |
| for urgent assistance and/or nursing assessment within the suite. 100% (To update total %, enter the | | |
| amount of time in whole numbers (without the % symbol - e.g., 15, 20) then highlight the total sum | | |
| (e.g., 1%) at the bottom of the column and press F9. The total sum should add up to 100%.) | | |
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| t | Qualifications: | t | Utilizes the nursing process for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide sa |
| | | fe, therapeutic care. Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary and nursing teams; carries out |
| | | established nursing procedures and performs related duties as required; performs nursing care for pa |
| | | tients with more complex needs with assistance and supervision. Assists with the management of patie |
| | | nt care administered by other members of the nursing team. |
| Required Qualifications - Recent five (5) years of experience as a clinical nurse in hospital settin | | |
| g. - Recent two (2) years of expereince in ICU ER/ED, CCU, Heart Tranplant / post heart transplant u | | |
| nit - Recent two (2) years of experience in Cardiology or Radiology performing cardiac stress testin | | |
| g - Experience in MRI pacemaker interrogation, EP Lab, Cath lab - This position requires flexibility | | |
| to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with | | |
| cardiac pacemaker monitoring - BSN REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS - Current licensure as a Regist | | |
| ered Nurse in the State of California. - Current healthcare provider CPR (BLS) and ACLS | | |
| | | The Radiology Cardiac Stress Test RN, MRI Pacemaker RN, and CT Coronary RN are integral members of |
| | | the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging care team. They independently perform nursin |
| | | g assessments and provide patient-centered care within their scope of practice while collaborating w |
| | | ith APPs, physicians, technologists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. |
| | | |
| | | Responsibilities include supporting cardiovascular and radiology procedures; providing cardiopulmon |
| | | ary monitoring and administration of vasoactive medications as appropriate; monitoring patients with |
| | | pacemakers and other CIEDs during MRI examinations; coordinating safe patient handoffs and continui |
| | | ty of care; and providing patient and family education, discharge assessment, and teaching. RNs also |
| | | help develop and implement processes that promote safe, efficient patient flow across the medical c |
| | | enter while addressing patients' psychosocial, cultural, privacy, and confidentiality needs. |
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| | | % |
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| | | of time |
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| | | Essential Function (Yes/No) |
| | | |
| | | Key Responsibilities |
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| | | (To be completed by Supervisor) |
| | | |
| | | 100 YES |
| | | |
| | | Responsible for maintaining the knowledge and abilities essential to the performance of stated beha |
| | | viors. Carries out legal responsibilities within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act. Accountable to |
| | | the NURSE SVC SUPV 2 for overall work performance. |
| | | |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Provide Holistic patient care within a broad range of health care needs in radiology cardiac stress |
| | | testing and MRI and CT areas, to include, but not limited to: chemical and exercise stress testing |
| | | in the echo/vascular lab as well as tilt table evaluations, and cardiopulmonary monitoring of patien |
| | | ts with cardiac pacemakers who are undergoing MRI and CT scans. |
| | | |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Independently performs cardiovascular stress tests and tilt table evaluations under direct supervis |
| | | ion of a physician or nurse practitioner per department policy and procedure. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | The Registered Nurse establishes an in-depth database by assessing the psychosocial and physical st |
| | | atus of patient's presenting for these tests. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge and skill of the pharmacological agents used during diagnostic p |
| | | rocedures, and demonstrates competence in the treatment of adverse side effects of said pharmacologi |
| | | cal agents. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Performing an in-depth cardiovascular and sedation assessment in accordance with current UCSF polic |
| | | ies. Assures that informed consent has been obtained with the patient and that all questions and con |
| | | cerns have been answered with the patient and family’s satisfaction. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of cardiac pacemaker functionality and demonstrates ability to r |
| | | eport and/or troubleshoot pacemaker malfunction with appropriate party. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Implements safe, competent and efficient care with patients and families within policies, procedure |
| | | s and standards across a variety of populations and complexity of situations. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Foresees potential problems and adapts priorities and plans independently and without outside direc |
| | | tion. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Knowledgeable of cardiac and anti-arrhythmic agents, their dosing, side effects, and interactions. |
| | | Able to identify and manage untoward responses. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Demonstrates a basic understanding of safety, techniques and equipment utilized during procedures. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Demonstrates competency in the interpretation of telemetry and 12-lead rhythm strip. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Assist with clinic-based procedures as needed; such as IV insertions and administration of contrast |
| | | ; enhancement agents or agitated saline. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Participate in Radiology and Biomedical Imaging service line research data collection and evaluatio |
| | | n. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Maintain survey readiness for procedure-based nursing care including maintenance of environment of |
| | | care, standing orders, policies and unit specific protocols. |
| | | |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Screening assessment and preparation of patients who will undergo cardiac stress testing |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Assisting with monitoring and management of patient care during cardiac stress testing |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Screening assessment and preparation of patients with cardiac implanted devices who will undergo MR |
| | | I scanning. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Assisting with monitoring and management of patient with cardiac implanted devices during MRI scann |
| | | ing. |
| | | |
| | | Communication and Handoff |
| | | |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Works with the team to ensure that appropriate patients are transported to the department for proce |
| | | dures; communicates with the patients’ nurse where necessary to make a determination regarding trans |
| | | portation and monitoring while in the testing area. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Provides report to the receiving nurse as appropriate following procedures. |
| | | * |
| | | |
| | | Responds to all emergency events, requests for urgent assistance and/or nursing assessment within t |
| | | he suite. |
| | | |
| | | 100% |
| | | |
| | | (To update total %, enter the amount of time in whole numbers (without the % symbol - e.g., 15, 20) |
| | | then highlight the total sum (e.g., 1%) at the bottom of the column and press F9. The total sum sho |
| | | uld add up to 100%.) |