Imaging Specialist RN
Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
Posted Aug 7
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Interventional Radiology
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Tennessee is $33/hr, across 154 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Job Summary and Responsibilities As an Imaging Professional, you will be a highly specialized and essential member of our clinical team, pivotal in performing advanced diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Every day, you will expertly execute diverse specialized imaging procedures, assisting physicians, meticulously monitoring patients, and precisely operating sophisticated equipment for critical real-time guidance and accurate diagnosis.
A steadfast commitment to patient safety advocacy is crucial. Ensuring patient safety is of utmost importance
Demonstrate competence to performs the core responsibilities of the staff nurse in Imaging Services. Demonstrate competency in basic clinical procedures performed in the Imaging Services according to the established nursing policy. Administers medication and IV’s safely, following the “five rights” of medication administration and within the nursing policy.
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Transcribes and implements physician orders accurately and within nursing procedure time frames and policy. Completes department documentation requirements according to established policy, time frames, and format including; documentation of patient care on medical records, and maintenance of patient charging system. Provides quality, effective patient care in Imaging Services through the use of the nursing process.
Job RequirementsRequired Diploma Of Nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, upon hire Registered Nurse: TN, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire
Where You'll Work
CommonSpirit Memorial is an award-winning, not-for-profit, faith-based health care organization dedicated to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, we offer a comprehensive continuum of care, from preventative and primary care to acute hospital services specializing in cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, stroke, and orthopedic services. Our commitment to excellence has earned us top prestigious recognition repeatedly from U. S. News and World Report, PINC AI™, CMS, Healthgrades®, Leapfrog, and most recently as one of the Best Places to Work in Tennessee.
We are proud to serve Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia with the expertise of 4,700 employees and nearly 500 affiliated physicians.
Pay Range $31.39 - $45.05 /hour
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Requirements
- RN
- Registered Nurse: TN
- Nursing policy compliance
- Diagnostic imaging equipment
- Interventional radiology
- Direct patient care
- CPR Certification
- Nursing
- Injectable medication administration
- Patient monitoring
Place
- City
- Chattanooga, TN
- Median rent
- $1,256/mo
- Local household income
- $64,523/yr
- Metro price level
- 8% below the national average
- Address
- 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Chattanooga area index 91.5, where 100 is the national average.
Chattanooga sits along the Tennessee River, framed by the Appalachian foothills. The revitalized Southside district and Walnut Street Bridge give the city a walkable, outdoorsy feel. Nurses relocating here find mid-size affordability, a growing medical corridor, and easy weekend access to trails, rivers, and mountain overlooks.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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