Infusion Registered Nurse (RN), Full-Time, Days

University of Chicago Medicine•Crown Point, IN

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Crown Point , located in Crown Point, Indiana as an Infusion Registered Nurse . UChicago Medicine is an integrated academic and community health system with multiple primary medical facilities within the surrounding suburbs of Chicago. UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana, the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana. Under the direction of an Attending Physician or a Licensed Independent Practitioner, the Infusion Registered Nurse (RN) provides technically complex and high-risk nursing care services to patients including intravenous infusions, and injections for both chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy medications. Essential Job Functions: Performs a variety of clinical and research procedures with efficiency and high standards of quality; assures that the proper protocol is used for each sedation. Upholds the Mission Statement of UCMC: to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient’s dignity and individuality. To accomplish our mission, we call upon the skills and expertise of all who work together to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and further the knowledge of those dedicated to caring. Provides patient care in a compassionate and empathetic manner; demonstrates knowledge of age-specific considerations in the provision of care. Involves a multidisciplinary team as needed to support patient and family psychological, social and spiritual needs. Accurately completes required patient assessment, documentation, and interpretations for each patient encounter. Possesses sound professional judgment for timely physician intervention as needed. Recognizes patient conditions requiring immediate actions, initiates appropriate life supporting interventions while communicating appropriately with physicians. Performs all required Quality Assurance testing as indicated or as required by UCMC Rotates to clinical areas as directed to assist in safe staffing ratios; utilizes resources to safely transport sedated patients to an appropriate or designated area within the UCMC. The RN is expert in assessing and treating and evaluating patient conditions specific to their work area, e.g., anxiety, pain, claustrophobia and underlying disease conditions. Due to the complex nature of pain, RN will evaluate and treat pain in a prompt, caring fashion and reassess after each intervention, charting per UCMC protocol. RN maintains hospital required nursing & ICU unit specific competencies needed to provide proficient nursing care; RN will provide continuity of care for infant, pediatric or adult patients based on area of specialty. This includes assisting in the care of critically ill patients during sedation/procedural encounters. Administering high-risk infusion and transfusion (i.e. chemotherapy medicines). Upholds the Mission Statement of UCMC: to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient’s dignity and individuality. To accomplish our mission, we call upon the skills and expertise of all who work together to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and further the knowledge of those dedicated to caring.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN degree or higher preferred.
Current CPR/BLS through The American Heart Association (AHA)
Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state of Indiana.
ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy card within 3 months of hire.
Chemotherapy experience preferred

Nice To Haves

OCN Preferred

Responsibilities

Performs a variety of clinical and research procedures with efficiency and high standards of quality; assures that the proper protocol is used for each sedation.
Provides patient care in a compassionate and empathetic manner; demonstrates knowledge of age-specific considerations in the provision of care.
Involves a multidisciplinary team as needed to support patient and family psychological, social and spiritual needs.
Accurately completes required patient assessment, documentation, and interpretations for each patient encounter.
Possesses sound professional judgment for timely physician intervention as needed.
Recognizes patient conditions requiring immediate actions, initiates appropriate life supporting interventions while communicating appropriately with physicians.
Performs all required Quality Assurance testing as indicated or as required by UCMC
Rotates to clinical areas as directed to assist in safe staffing ratios; utilizes resources to safely transport sedated patients to an appropriate or designated area within the UCMC.
The RN is expert in assessing and treating and evaluating patient conditions specific to their work area, e.g., anxiety, pain, claustrophobia and underlying disease conditions.
Due to the complex nature of pain, RN will evaluate and treat pain in a prompt, caring fashion and reassess after each intervention, charting per UCMC protocol.
RN maintains hospital required nursing & ICU unit specific competencies needed to provide proficient nursing care; RN will provide continuity of care for infant, pediatric or adult patients based on area of specialty.
Administering high-risk infusion and transfusion (i.e. chemotherapy medicines).