Oncology Nurse 2 -- Cancer Center Beckley -- Beckley-275 Dry Hill Road

CAMC Health System•Beckley, WV

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About The Position

The Oncology Nurse 2 provides nursing care at the Cancer Center in Beckley. The role requires competent clinical skills and critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs, support positive patient outcomes through group processes, and contribute leadership that advances patient and departmental goals. The nurse assists with unit quality-improvement and research projects and identifies legal and ethical issues, implementing appropriate nursing actions. The nurse consistently uses the nursing process and manages more complex patients with minimal assistance. The role involves identifying personal learning needs, independently performing advanced skills, and beginning to help others develop skills through teaching and learning. The nurse demonstrates professional behaviors that support positive outcomes, adjusts practice in response to quality-improvement outcomes, and expands understanding of research and its application to nursing practice. The employee must obtain and demonstrate the patient-group knowledge and skills needed to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, or care for the age groups identified by the department. Competency is established through initial orientation and ongoing validation for independent performance of assigned tasks and duties. Common duties include maintaining required education documentation, providing positive customer service, complying with attendance and scheduling policies, participating in continuous quality improvement, working cost-effectively, following organizational policies and procedures, and performing related duties as assigned. The position follows the organization’s mission and strategic plan. Work may involve overtime, various shift work, and on-call situations, in accordance with departmental pay practices and scheduling policies.

Requirements

Registered Nurse credential required.
Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire.
Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary for developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, or care for patient ages identified by the department.
Must demonstrate competency through initial orientation and ongoing competency validation.
Must be able to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs, demonstrate knowledge of growth and development, and understand the range of treatment needed by patients.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate competent clinical skills and use critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs.
Use the nursing process consistently and manage more complex patients with minimal assistance.
Identify personal learning needs, independently perform advanced skills, and begin assisting others with skill development through teaching and learning.
Demonstrate professional and leadership behaviors that support positive patient outcomes through group processes.
Identify when personal practice should change based on performance-improvement and quality-improvement outcomes.
Assist with unit quality-improvement and research projects and expand understanding of research application to nursing practice.
Identify actual legal and ethical issues and implement appropriate nursing actions.
Provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment, or care based on patient needs, growth and development, and the range of treatment needed.
Complete initial orientation and ongoing competency validation for independent performance of assigned tasks and duties.
Maintain and document applicable required education.
Demonstrate positive customer service and co-worker relations.
Comply with the company's attendance policy and applicable departmental pay practices and scheduling policies.
Participate in the department’s and institution’s continuous quality-improvement activities.
Perform work cost-effectively and in alignment with the organization’s mission and strategic plan.
Follow organizational and departmental policies and procedures and perform related duties as assigned.