LPN-Oncology

2510 Cobb Hospital, Inc.•Marietta, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Requirements

High School Diploma General or GED General or Other / Certificate Nursing
LPN - Lic Practical Nurse
BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
Positive leadership, problem solving skills, strong organizational and time management skills.
Strong assessment and clinical skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Computer skills required.
Reliable transportation
Valid Georgia drivers license
Scheduling flexibility

Nice To Haves

Experience in oncology, ambulatory, outpatient setting preferred

Responsibilities

Provides care for the patient, including age-appropriate interventions that meet physical, emotional, developmental, psychosocial and educational needs.
Responsible for coordination and delivery of high-quality care.
Prepares patient for exams, assists during treatments, coordinates tests and follow-up care and records treatment in medical record.
Assists with patient and family education.
Attends and participates in staff meetings, in-services, special projects and continued education.
Serves as a preceptor for newly hired LPN colleagues.
Assesses and assists with managing patients total needs following physician orders with RN oversight and utilization of nursing process.
Performs routine nursing procedures to meet the need of the patient under the supervision of RN.
Meets established productivity standards.
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in accessing & de-accessing ports including flushing the line and sterile technique.
Demonstrates knowledge and skill in medication administration as defined within scope for WHS.
Seeks training, supervision or direction from leadership as needed.
May delegate tasks to unlicensed staff, as appropriate and within their scope of practice.
Provides relationship-based patient centered care that is consistent with population specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc.) in a culturally sensitive manner.
Always partners with the patient, significant others and/or family (as appropriate) to promote a comfortable and safe environment for the delivery of care, making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care.
Coordinates care and services with RN and other team members.
Informs RN, physician, midlevel and/or clinical supervisor or manager of changes in patients condition, as appropriate.
Collaborates with RN to develop and revise individual plan of care based on patient need and physician order.
Serves as patient educator to foster self-care or caregiver support for the patient.
Utilizes teach back to insure patient and/or caregiver understand self care.
Responsible for accurate completion of required documentation within established timeframe.
Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate application of regulatory guidelines.
Responsible for checking voice mail box when working as triage, returning patient phone calls and returning calls as appropriate.
Responsible for checking work email daily.
Participates in the orientation and education of new employees and nursing students as appropriate.
Responsible for attending continuing education and in-services as directed and needed.
Accepts responsibility to remain current in clinical knowledge for the care of the oncology patient.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.