Clinical Nurse (RN), Urology Medical Oncology - 8HR Days 1.0

Stanford Health Care•Stanford, CA

8d•$96 - $111•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse (RN) on the Urologic Medical Oncology team provides professional nursing care, care coordination, and patient navigation for people with bladder, prostate, kidney, and other genitourinary malignancies across the cancer care continuum. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the nurse collaborates with physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, other Clinical Nurses, Research Coordinators, Medical Assistants, inpatient teams, supportive care services, and schedulers to provide coordinated, patient-centered care. The role includes direct patient care, clinical assessment and symptom management, patient and caregiver education, care coordination, healthcare navigation, clinical trial support, and survivorship care. The nurse advocates for patients and families from diagnosis through treatment and survivorship, contributes to multidisciplinary cancer care, and supports access, care delivery, and patient experience. The Clinical Nurse is an RN who practices within the California Nursing Practice Act, applicable regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. The nurse performs all steps of the nursing process: assessing patients, interpreting data, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, coordinating with other providers, and teaching patients and families to manage care and prevent complications. The position also involves monitoring the quality of nursing care, maintaining professional development and current knowledge of the assigned patient population, and sharing expertise with colleagues.

Requirements

Two years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
Ability to communicate effectively in English.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
California Registered Nurse (RN) license.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families, provide emotional support and information, and help guide them through illness, recovery, or end-of-life care in keeping with their goals and culture.
Support patients' participation in recovery and control over their plan of care by mobilizing their strengths and abilities.
Collect and interpret relevant assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and monitor and evaluate patients according to their stability.
Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members to develop individualized plans of care.
Safely implement nursing and medical interventions, evaluate their effectiveness, and monitor for adverse responses and side effects.
Assess patient and family learning needs and readiness, and teach information needed for self-care and illness prevention in a manner suited to the learner's condition, development, and culture.
Teach other staff members through incidental or formal roles, such as preceptor or super-user.
Recognize rapidly changing situations, respond appropriately, and activate emergency protocols when needed.
Monitor own practices and assist in monitoring others for patient and employee safety and compliance with standards and policies.
Identify opportunities to improve patient care and the work environment.
Set priorities, integrate competing requests and expectations, delegate tasks appropriately, and seek assistance when needed.
Participate in unit programs and meetings, contribute to team building and positive morale, and use constructive conflict-resolution skills.
Use available technology for communication, documentation, and locating information about unusual clinical situations, diagnoses, and treatments.
Contribute to nursing staff knowledge and skills through teaching, Shared Governance groups, professional publications, and/or presentations.
Maintain knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice and demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning.
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats and demonstrate leadership in the professional practice setting and nursing profession.
Evaluate own nursing practice against professional standards and guidelines and applicable statutes, rules, and regulations.
Coordinate care and provide patient navigation, clinical trial support, symptom management, and survivorship care for patients receiving urologic medical oncology services.