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

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

19h•$96 - $111

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse (RN) within the Urologic Medical Oncology team provides professional nursing care, care coordination, and patient navigation for patients with bladder, prostate, kidney, and other genitourinary malignancies throughout the cancer care continuum. The nurse works as an integral member of an interdisciplinary care team, collaborating with physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, other Clinical Nurses, Research Coordinators, Medical Assistants, inpatient teams, supportive care services, and schedulers to provide seamless, 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 Clinical Nurse advocates for patients and serves as a clinical resource to patients and families from diagnosis through treatment and survivorship, while partnering with care teams to improve access, streamline care delivery, and enhance the patient experience. The Clinical Nurse provides hands-on care using evidence-based practice and works within the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. The nurse carries out all stages of the nursing process: assessing patients; interpreting data; planning, implementing, and evaluating care; coordinating care with other providers; and teaching patients and families to manage care and prevent complications. The nurse provides family-centered care, monitors nursing-care quality, maintains professional competence and required credentials, and contributes to the nursing profession through teaching and sharing expertise. This position is classified as an 8-hour day-shift role at 1.0 FTE. The Clinical Nurse classification is represented by CRONA. ACLS certification may be required by the position's cost center; candidates should consult AskHR for the applicable cost-center requirements. The stated base pay scale generally starts at $96.35–$111.14 per hour; the finalist's salary is determined using factors including internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.

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.
Ability to meet the role's physical demands, including frequent lifting of patients and equipment, bending, stooping, and walking.
Ability to follow routine safety precautions and use protective clothing or gear where required for risks including contagious disease, radiation, or infection exposure.
The position involves Category I bloodborne-pathogen tasks with exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university is preferred.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required by the cost center in which the position resides.

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and families, provide emotional support and information, and guide them through illness, recovery, or end-of-life transitions in accordance with their goals and culture.
Mobilize patients' strengths and abilities to encourage participation in recovery and control over the plan of care.
Obtain relevant assessment data, distinguish normal from abnormal findings, determine nursing diagnoses, and monitor 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 self-care and illness-prevention information appropriate to their condition, development, and cultural needs.
Teach other staff members, including through preceptor or super-user roles when applicable.
Recognize rapidly changing situations, respond appropriately, and activate emergency protocols when needed.
Monitor personal practice and assist in monitoring patient and employee safety and compliance with standards and policies; identify opportunities for improvement.
Set priorities, integrate multiple requests and work expectations, delegate appropriately, and seek assistance as needed.
Participate in unit programs and meetings, support team building and morale, and use constructive conflict-resolution skills.
Use available technology for communication, documentation, and finding information about unusual clinical situations, diagnoses, and treatments.
Contribute to nursing staff knowledge and skills through teaching, Shared Governance participation, publications, or presentations.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and competence and pursue lifelong learning and professional development.
Communicate effectively in different formats, demonstrate leadership, and evaluate personal practice against professional standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
Coordinate care and provide patient navigation, clinical trial support, and survivorship care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.