Clinical Registered Nurse II-Specialty B-SCH Hematology Oncology-PRN

Centra Medical Group•Farmville, VA

6d•$37 - $57

About The Position

The Clinical Registered Nurse (RN) II manages individualized patient care by promoting and restoring patients’ health in accordance with medical and nursing plans of care and established policies and procedures. The RN collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members to develop, execute, and evaluate the multidisciplinary plan of care. The RN assumes a full patient assignment and plans, analyzes, intervenes, and sets patient-care goals accordingly. The role provides nursing services to patients and families within the scope of practice defined by the Virginia Board of Nursing, maintains a safe care environment, and delivers quality care. The position focuses on specialty hematology oncology care. The RN assesses and plans individualized care, performs ordered treatments and therapeutic interventions, responds to urgent or emergent risks, evaluates outcomes, educates patients and families, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team. The RN also supports professional development, service recovery, responsible resource use, quality improvement, and ethical, patient-centered care. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Diploma or Associate Degree in Nursing.
One year of nursing (RN) experience.
Registration as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or a compact license to practice in Virginia.
AHA BLS Provider certification.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification for the listed specialty areas: Cath Lab/Electrophysiology, Operating Room, Critical Care, Endoscopy, PACU, Interventional Radiology, Birth Center, Centra Specialty Hospital, Outpatient Ambulatory Surgery, and Plastic Surgery Registered Nurse.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification for Pediatrics.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications for the Emergency Department.

Responsibilities

Conduct individualized and ongoing patient assessments, prioritize data collection, and reprioritize care based on patient condition and applicable policies or protocols.
Integrate nursing interventions into multidisciplinary plans of care and develop or modify individualized care plans and measurable goals in consultation with patients, families, and the health care team.
Perform provider-ordered treatments accurately and promptly, and provide therapeutic nursing interventions established in the patient’s plan of care.
Recognize potential problems and respond to information indicating urgent or emergent patient risk; initiate resuscitative measures when appropriate.
Manage care for a specialty patient population and provide culturally sensitive, nonjudgmental, nondiscriminatory care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate appropriate patient-care interventions.
Evaluate patient responses to care, revise interdisciplinary care plans as needed, and work with the specialty team to improve outcomes.
Document assessment findings, psychosocial and physical responses to interventions, and progress toward resolving care problems.
Identify patient and family learning needs, adapt standard teaching to those needs, assess knowledge, and involve patients and families in care planning and treatment decisions.
Assess and meet personal learning and professional development needs; maintain specialty competency and attend required educational programs.
Make sound decisions when coordinating multiple, increasingly complex patient-care demands; supervise delegated care according to staff abilities and patient acuity; and report changes in patient condition.
Participate in service recovery and resolve conflicts appropriately, consistently, and promptly.
Support appropriate resource utilization, including flexing during low census.
Serve as a preceptor or mentor and support employee orientation; may assist with student instruction, direction, and evaluation.
Be prepared to train for or perform the charge nurse role.
Participate in assigned quality assurance data collection, identify recurring specialty practice concerns, and contribute to initiatives based on quality and specialty indicators.
Demonstrate Centra safety behaviors, including Speak Up for Safety.
May participate in research or evidence-based practice projects; communicate and interpret relevant research and quality improvement findings; and help implement methods to improve care.
Maintain confidentiality, advocate for patients, protect patient autonomy, dignity, and rights, and maintain professional nurse-patient boundaries.
Perform other duties as assigned.