Registered Nurse in Allentown, Pennsylvania at Lehigh Valley Imaging LLC

Lehigh Valley Imaging is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse to assist with outpatient imaging patients, working primarily out of our Allentown location. The hours for this position are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday. Our Registered Nurse provides care, monitoring and assessment for radiology patients, birth through geriatrics, while they receive their dedicated imaging study.

Duties:

• Monitors patients while in the care of Lehigh Valley Imaging. Evaluates patient condition for successful completion of imaging studies.
• Greets patients warmly, reviews pertinent medical history and establishes a rapport with the patient to assure their safety and comfortability.
• Assists staff technologists transferring patients.
• First assist for patients with contrast reactions.
• Handles patient with a high degree of professional ethics, care, tact, courtesy, patience and safety at all times.
• Performs venipuncture, starting IVs as needed.
• Maintains accurate protocol and policies.
• Performs safety checks on patients in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Provides excellent patient care, comfort and understanding at all times.
• Able to respond to critical emergencies, initiating Code Blue, RRT and/or CPR quickly and effectively.
• Assumes responsibility for proper and efficient operation of all departmental monitoring equipment and code carts.
• Abides by sterile practices and universal precautions.
• Adheres to downtime procedures to ensure appropriate information is available, patient care remains continuous and proper parties are notified, as needed.
• Orders medical supplies/medications as needed.

Required Skills:

• Basic computer and telephone skills required.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to deal effectively and ethically with confidential medical information related to patients, families and physicians.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Projects and models professionalism, dependability and a positive attitude at all times.
• Ability to work independently and also collaboratively.

Education and Experience:

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Graduate of an AMA approved school of Nursing.
• Valid Registered Nursing license.
• BLS and ACLS required.
• Customer service experience required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology required.
• Registered Nursing experience preferred.