REGISTERED NURSE

Description

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
Requirements

Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) preferred, or Associate's degree (A. A.)
Excellent IV placement and chest port access skills required
Radiology experience preferred
Recent experience with cardiac monitoring and conscious sedation preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Current AZ State Board of Nursing Registered Nurse License
BLS certification
ACLS certification
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.