Registered Nurse - (RN) Team Lead -Radiology - Interventional

Location Detail: 71 Haynes Street (10627)

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The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Team Leader will assess, plan and implement care for our patients. Guide day-to-day supervision of nursing personnel; collaborate with Physicians, Workflow Coordinator, Medical Imaging Team Leaders, health care professionals, and demonstrate professional growth and development. She/he will consistently demonstrate expert proficiency in working with complex patients according to the unit's scope of practice and will serve as a unit resource and teacher. The Team Leader will serve as an assistant to the Manager, mentoring and supporting newer staff and facilitating communication, training, assisting in the advancement of their clinical practice and organizational initiatives. He/she will serve as a role model for expert, contemporary, evidence-based nursing practice. Develop departmental education opportunities and participate in the on-going growth and maintenance of the excellent customer services provided to all that HHC serves. Assist the Manager in maximizing the department’s financial resources. Responsible for organizing annual mandatory education for Radiology Nursing Department.

Has a constant awareness of infection control standards, the importance of sterility and an acute awareness of patient care protocols. Assumes responsibility for designated areas or procedures as required. The incumbent demonstrates leadership skills and is accountable for the quality of patient care, the performance of IR growth, and the orientation, education and development of the staff. Assists with scheduling and provides input into review evaluations.

The Team Leader will be responsible for representing HHC to the IR patient in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. Provide nursing care by assessing the patient pre-and-post- procedure and assisting the Radiologist in various diagnostic radiology testing. Administer conscious sedation and other prescribed medication or pharmacological agents during and post IR testing.

Participates in the operational duties of the department, such as but not limited to; quality improvement, and policy and procedure maintenance. Provide educational resources for patients and assesses each patient for understanding of procedures, post procedural education and life style modifications necessary for maintaining optimum health and assists the department in planning and implementing new programs within the department.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Nursing (RN) required - Bachelor's Degree preferred.

• Must be a State of Connecticut Licensed Registered Nurse.

• Must maintain Basic Cardiac/Cardiopulmonary Life Support and ACLS certification.

• Minimum of two (2-5) years of Critical Care, Nursing Edication, Nurse Managmement or equivalent acute care experience preferred.