Job Title
Registered Nurse
Reports to
Manager of Nursing Services
Status
Full Time/Non-Exempt
Position Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and patient-focused Outpatient Radiology Nurse to join our radiology team. This role is ideal for a nurse who enjoys working in a dynamic outpatient environment, supporting diagnostic and interventional procedures while delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
The Outpatient Radiology Nurse provides comprehensive nursing support within radiology settings, ensuring safe, efficient care and a positive patient experience. This role supports a variety of diagnostic and interventional procedures, coordinates communication among multidisciplinary care teams, and plays a key role in patient education, safety, and comfort.
The nurse works both independently and collaboratively across multiple imaging modalities and locations, using sound clinical judgment to support high-quality clinical outcomes.
Detailed Responsibilities
- Requires the ability to work independently often, as well as be a contributing member of the healthcare team.
- Requires assisting in general diagnostic, special procedures, ultrasound, CT, PET, MR, Nuclear Medicine and mammography procedures.
- Contacts patients to obtain necessary pertinent information/medical history for upcoming appointments.
- Facilitates communication between patient, radiologists and other healthcare providers for assigned patients.
- Explains procedures and treatments to patient to gain cooperation, understanding, and diminish patient apprehension.
- Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing standards, policies, procedures and protocols.
- Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patient.
- Observes patient, obtains/monitors vital signs, records significant findings and notifies appropriate chain of command of patient's condition, deviations from normal, reaction to drugs, response to treatments and significant incidents.
- Responds to urgent/emergent/life-saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures and protocols.
- Documents all patient information in appropriate areas of medical record.
- Helps positively promote/market the services provided by the company to patients and healthcare providers.
- Requires flexibility to work at multiple locations.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Among the many benefits of a career with Southwest Medical Imaging, are the following:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA-available if enrolled in a high-deductible plan)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts (DCRA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP available if enrolled in Health plan)
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Voluntary Short Disability
- Company Paid Long-Term Disability
- Pet Discount Program
- 6 paid Company Holidays
- Floating Holiday, Jury Duty & Bereavement Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Competitive Salary
- Leadership Mentoring Opportunities
