Clinical Nurse: Radiation Oncology

Hoag • Irvine, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse III provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients on Medical/Surgical units. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned. Additionally, the Clinical Nurse III meets the requirements outlined in the Clinical Ladder program respective to his/her department. The Clinical Nurse III demonstrates a commitment to hospital involvement and professional growth by participating in committees, attending related meetings, and presenting education projects and/or supplemental activities.

Requirements

• Direct patient care experience
• Adherence to the Nurse Practice Act
• Collaboration with healthcare team
• Physical assessments
• Nursing interventions
• Pain management
• Medication administrations
• Specimen collection
• Meeting nutritional needs
• Patient teaching and discharge planning
• Utilizing the nursing process
• Evidence-based best practices
• Evaluating and adjusting nursing care process
• Consultation as needed
• Conferring with resource personnel for ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions
• Meeting Clinical Ladder program requirements
• Commitment to hospital involvement
• Commitment to professional growth
• Participation in committees
• Attending related meetings
• Presenting education projects and/or supplemental activities

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients on Medical/Surgical units.
• Collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care.
• Provides physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned.
• Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
• Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed.
• Confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions.
• Meets the requirements outlined in the Clinical Ladder program respective to his/her department.
• Demonstrates a commitment to hospital involvement and professional growth by participating in committees, attending related meetings, and presenting education projects and/or supplemental activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed