Oncology Clinic RN

CommonSpirit Health • Tacoma, WA

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About The Position

The Oncology Clinic RN provides professional, specialized care to adult oncology and hematology patients. The nurse uses judgment and critical-thinking skills to provide high-quality care within their scope of practice. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, delivering care consistent with safety and care standards, making decisions about patient needs when a physician is unavailable, using available resources and data, and maintaining ongoing contact with physicians, patients, families, and community agencies. The nurse directs care, educates patients and others, and delegates tasks.

The role includes administering, overseeing, and documenting medications as ordered by a healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy, including chemotherapy. The nurse applies current cancer-treatment knowledge and follows department and hospital policies, including safety, risk-management, and regulatory standards. The position also requires keeping current with relevant trends, developments, and regulatory requirements, communicating effectively with sensitivity to patient cultures, and demonstrating knowledge and skills appropriate to the patient populations served.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse license in Washington State.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
• Expertise in oncology/hematology.
• Strong critical-thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Commitment to comprehensive, compassionate care for adult cancer patients.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Oncology experience.
• Oncology Certified Nurse certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and deliver care consistent with safety and care standards.
• Make decisions regarding patient needs in the absence of a physician.
• Use available resources and data to support patient care.
• Maintain continuous contact with physicians, patients, families, and community agencies.
• Direct care, educate, and delegate tasks.
• Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy, including topical, oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intravenous medications.
• Administer chemotherapy.
• Apply knowledge of current cancer-treatment modalities to patient care.
• Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk-management, and regulatory standards.
• Keep abreast of relevant trends, developments, and regulatory requirements.
• Use available communication tools and materials effectively and account for how patient cultures may affect communication, collaboration, and care.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s defined patient populations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree