OP Radiology Nurse / Nurse Navigator (Wallingford)

Position Highlights

Department : Diagnostic Imaging - Outpatient Center

Hours : Per Diem

Shift : Weekdays, Monday-Friday

Position Summary :

The Nurse Navigator applies the nursing process with patients and families, integrating principles that reflect sensitivity to their age-specific / developmental needs, gender, culture, religion, psychosocial and socioeconomic backgrounds in order to provide evidence-based, holistic care in a manner that respects the worth and dignity of each individual. Also responsible for practicing professional nursing as a registered nurse within the legal and ethical framework established by the Connecticut Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association Scope and Standards for Nursing Practice and Code for Nurses.

Additional Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

Takes the lead on biopsies from beginning to end - scheduling, education, greeting and preparing patients, charting, post-procedure care, discharging, follow-up phone-calls, monitor pathology results, ensures appropriate follow-up for surgical consult recommendations

Port access / deaccess

Administer injections

Code cart and AED sign-offs

Other duties, as assigned

Minimum Qualifications :

RN graduated from an accredited school of nursing, preferably with BSN

2+ years nursing experience

Advanced knowledge and understanding of Radiology Imaging preferred

Previous experience working in a cancer center is preferred

Demonstrates strong communication, collaboration, coaching, and negotiation skills.

Commitment to principles of transformational leadership and the ANCC Magnet model for nursing services.

Benefits of Working at Middlesex Health

When you choose Middlesex Health, you have chosen a health care system that strives for excellence in patient care as well as employee satisfaction. In fact, we firmly believe they go hand-in-hand. Middlesex Health offers competitive salaries and a wide array of additional benefits.

About Middlesex Health

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Come join one of Connecticuts Top Workplaces, and a Magnet designated organization! At Middlesex Health, we have a unique combination of award-winning talent, world-class technology, and patient-first care that's making health care better. Through our affiliation with the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Middlesex Health has access to the most advanced medical knowledge and research available.