Oncology RN - CASUAL

LADD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL•Osceola, WI

About The Position

The Oncology RN is responsible for delivering patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse is accountable for their own practice, provides nursing care and patient and family teaching, and collaborates with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-care personnel to maintain professional nursing standards in the acute oncology care setting. The RN also delegates and directs other nursing personnel in accordance with their experience and expertise. The role provides outpatient oncology care, including chemotherapy, biotherapy, and other infusions; participates in interdisciplinary care planning; and may serve as a patient case manager. The nurse coordinates the oncologist’s clinic schedule by reviewing charts, arranging image transfers and requests, scheduling follow-up visits, treatments, and tests, ensuring orders are addressed accurately and promptly, and sharing clinic updates with the team. The RN applies critical thinking, communicates patient status and care plans to providers, team members, patients, and families, and strives to provide high-quality, compassionate customer service. The role also includes attending staff meetings and mandatory education, maintaining required licenses and certifications, supporting coworkers and physicians, and participating in orientation of new staff. The typical casual schedule is Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
At least 6 months of oncology or infusion experience.
Current Wisconsin Registered Nurse license in good standing.
ONS Biotherapy and Chemotherapy Administration Certification.
Current BLS certification or willingness to obtain it.
Proficient keyboarding and computer skills, with the ability to learn OMC computer applications.
Ability to perform the essential functions of a Registered Nurse and demonstrate and maintain required competencies.
Knowledge of current nursing practices, technical skills, infection control, and oncology nursing.
Ability to use basic patient-care equipment and supplies.
Ability to recognize changes in patient condition and body systems; assess multiple systems; develop and implement plans of care and education; and assess outcomes.
Ability to ensure physician orders are transcribed accurately and carried out promptly.
Ability to participate effectively in an interdisciplinary care team and delegate to appropriate team members.
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with patients, families, and teammates.
Ability to handle stress effectively and communicate clearly orally and in writing.
Ability to maintain confidentiality under OMC HIPAA policy and provide age-appropriate and culturally appropriate care.
Ability to meet OMC health requirements.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods; frequently bend, stoop, reach, kneel, and twist; and lift, transfer, push, or pull up to 50 pounds independently and greater weights with assistance.
Ability to assist patients with mobility, positioning, and activities of daily living.
Manual dexterity for clinical procedures, including venipuncture, IV insertion, medication administration, and operation of medical equipment.
Adequate visual and auditory ability to assess patients, read records and labels, use computer screens, and hear alarms, monitors, and communications.
Ability to respond quickly and appropriately in emergency or high-stress situations.
Ability to use computers and electronic medical record systems frequently, including repetitive hand and wrist movements.
Ability to wear required PPE and work with exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous medications, chemotherapy agents, bodily fluids, and other potentially hazardous materials.
Ability to maintain emotional resilience and concentration in a fast-paced, emotionally demanding environment.

Nice To Haves

OCN certification, preferred to be obtained.
Voluntary participation in OMC activities, quality improvement activities, or community education.

Responsibilities

Deliver patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide skilled nursing care in accordance with nurse practice acts and applicable nursing standards.
Delegate patient care appropriately to other team members and direct nursing personnel in accordance with their experience and expertise.
Follow Oncology Nursing Society standards and maintain related documentation.
Administer chemotherapy, biotherapy, and other infusions in the outpatient setting.
Participate in interdisciplinary plans of care and use community resources to enhance oncology patient care.
Serve as patient case manager when needed.
Coordinate and facilitate the oncologist’s clinic schedule, including reviewing charts before clinic days and organizing necessary documentation.
Push images to HP and fax requests for images to be uploaded.
Schedule follow-up appointments, chemotherapy appointments, and tests ordered by the oncologist.
Ensure orders are addressed accurately and promptly.
Summarize clinic updates and share them with the team by email.
Collaborate with colleagues, support coworkers and physicians, and support patients and their families.
Serve as an oncology resource in the clinic, hospital, and community.
Apply critical thinking, anticipate patient needs, prioritize care, and initiate appropriate interventions promptly.
Communicate with physicians about patient status and communicate effectively with the care team, patients, and families about status and plans of care.
Complete mandatory education, including HealthStream, and attend 80% of department meetings annually.
Maintain required licenses and certifications independently.
Participate in OMC activities, quality improvement, or community education as available.
Support orientation of new staff and perform additional duties as needed.