Staff Nurse at University Health System- San Antonio – San Antonio, Texas
About This Position
POSITION SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides basic leadership skills for assigned patients, collaborates with other departments and utilizes critical thinking process to proactively implement nursing plan of care. The radiology nurse provides nursing care to inpatients and outpatients of all ages in diagnostic radiology, special procedures, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Serves as mentor to the staff nurse and ancillary personnel; receives mentoring from Staff Nurse II and III; and Patient Care Coordinator. It is expected that full-time staff will work a compilation of primarily 10hr shifts, interspersed with 8 and 12hr shifts, to total 80hrs per 2 weeks. The same expectation applies to 36 and 24hr employees, as applicable to their weekly expectation
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
BSN highly preferred, with minimum of one year experience required in a critical care or emergency room setting
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
Current license from the Board of Nurse Examiners of the State of Texas to practice as a registered nurse is required. Must have current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider and ACLS Provider cards upon hire. PALS Provider card is required within 6 months of hire