About the Job:

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Registered Nurse to join our CT scanning team at Waikato Hospital.

As a key member of our Radiology department, you will be responsible for providing expert care to patients before, during, and after various radiographic procedures in CT.

• Responsibilities:
• Providing care to patients before, during, and after a radiological procedure in CT, including CT scans of different body areas, CT colonographies, enterographies, and CT cardiac angiograms.
• Working closely with the radiologists and MITs.
• Inserting intravenous cannulas or accessing CVADs to inject iodine contrast and medications to patients.
• Observing and monitoring inpatients and checking their intravenous cannulas prior to receiving iodine contrast.
• Helping in patient transfers on and off the CT bed.
• Responding appropriately in an emergency situation and ensuring emergency equipment is maintained in top condition.