Oncology RN

Allina Health System • Shakopee, MN

25d • $43 - $71 • Onsite

About The Position

Join the St. Francis Cancer Center as an Oncology RN, where you’ll expertly navigate between our rapidly growing state-of-the-art infusion center and modern medical oncology clinic. Be part of a team delivering personalized, expert cancer care, supported by leading medical groups and cutting-edge technology. Your role will be vital in providing compassionate, high-quality care to our oncology patients, close to home. Key Position Details: Tier 1: 2+ years Ambulatory chemo/biotherapy RN experience with active Chemotherapy Provider Card through ONS/ONCC Tier 2: 2+ years of oncology RN experience with willingness to receive Chemotherapy Provider Card through ONS/ONCC within 30 days of hire Tier 3: 2+ years of RN experience in ICU, IV infusion, or ED with willingness to receive Chemotherapy Provider Card through ONS/ONCC within 30 days of hire Casual role 8 hour days, variable start times (typically 8am-4:30p) No weekends Chemo certification is required Infusion experience preferred OCN - Oncology certification required within 2 years of hire Chemotherapy Provider Card through ONS/ONCC required within 90 days of hire Job Description: Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human response to actual or potential health problems. This includes establishing an intentional therapeutic relationship between a registered nurse and a patient and family. As a leader and the integrator of care, the professional nurse has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for planning, coordinating and evaluating the patient’s care needs. Focuses on patients receiving care in a specialized outpatient care setting, playing a critical role in coordination and delegation of care. Individuals in this role will work in an outpatient clinic setting.

Requirements

• Associate's or Vocational degree graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Where department allows, new graduate hires must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing which is inclusive of clinical rotations in an acute care setting (American Association of Colleges of Nursing or National League for Nursing)
• Internal clinic employees who have functioned successfully as a CMA or LPN with a minimum of 3 years may be considered from an accredited school that does not have clinical rotations where department allows
• 0 to 2 years RN experience
• Licensed Registered Nurse - MN Board of Nursing required if working in the state of MN upon hire
• Licensed Registered Nurse - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required if working in the state of WI upon hire
• May require both state licenses based on the services provided at the location hired
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required per American Heart Association guidelines within 30 Days
• ACLS-BLS Tier 2 - Allina Health required positions that conduct cardiac stress tests and monitor sedation

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• 0 to 2 years specialty experience
• RN-C in department specialty preferred ANCC depending on hiring department within 1-1/2 Yrs required
• Additional certifications may be required depending on specialty
• Infusion experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assessment. Collects, prioritizes and synthesizes comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
• Collects and prioritizes data in a systematic and ongoing process that involves the patient, family, other health care providers and environment as appropriate.
• Integrates data relevant to the situation to identify needs, patterns and variances.
• Uses appropriate evidence based assessment techniques and instruments in data collection.
• Diagnosis. Analyzes assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses.
• Interprets assessment information to identify each patient's needs relative to age, developmental stage and culture.
• Formulates, revises and resolves nursing diagnoses that reflect the current patient status.
• Validates and communicates nursing diagnoses with the patient, family and other health care team members.
• Documents nursing diagnoses in compliance with the patient care guidelines.
• Outcomes Identification. Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient.
• Establishes, in the collaboration with the family, patient, realistic and measurable patient expected outcomes based on nursing diagnoses, patients present and potential capabilities, goals, available resources and plan for continuity of care.
• Planning. Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Develops an individualized plan considering patient characteristics or the situation as appropriate in conjunction with the patient, family and others.
• Establishes a plan that provides for continuity of care.
• Incorporates evidence based nursing practice takes into consideration current statutes, rules and regulations when developing the plan of care.
• Implementation. Implements the identified plan.
• Implements interventions in a safe, timely, appropriate manner.
• Utilizes evidence-based interventions and treatments specific to the diagnoses as appropriate.
• Coordinates implementation of the plan of care if appropriate Documents interventions according to documentation guidelines.
• Evaluation. Evaluates the patient’s progress towards attainment of the outcome.
• Evaluates the patient’s/family’s understanding of and response to the plan of care.
• Utilizes systematic and ongoing assessment data to revise diagnoses, outcomes and the plan of care.
• Involves the patient, family, and health care team members in the evaluation process when appropriate.
• Documents revisions in diagnoses, outcomes and the plan of care according to documentation guidelines.
• Quality of Practice. Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Participates in quality improvement activities related to nursing practice.
• Incorporates available QI data to improve nursing practice and outcome.
• Education. Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current nursing practice.
• Participates in educational activities related to nursing practice.
• Acquires and applies the knowledge gained from educational experiences to current nursing practice.
• Professional Practice Evaluation. Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Engages in self-evaluation of practice on a regular basis, identifying strengths and goals for professional development.
• Obtains informal feedback regarding one’s own practice from patients, peers, professional colleagues, and others.
• Collegiality. Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and others.
• Shares knowledge and skills in practice settings.
• Provides immediate and ongoing positive and constructive feedback to colleagues regarding their performance.
• Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
• Collaboration. Collaborates with patient, family, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Partners with others to effect change and generate positive outcomes through knowledge of the patient or situation.
• Ethics. Acts in an ethical manner.
• Maintains a therapeutic and professional patient-nurse relationship with appropriate professional role boundaries.
• Serves as a patient advocate assisting patients in developing skills for self-advocacy Uses available resources to help formulate ethical decisions.
• Research. Integrates research findings in practice.
• Utilizes the best evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
• Resource Utilization. Incorporates factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in planning and delivering patient care.
• Utilizes resources related to standards of care in a safe, effective and ethical manner.
• Manages resources to assure they will be accessible to other in the future.
• Leadership. Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
• Functions as a professional role model.
• Promotes a positive work environment.
• Participates in shared decision-making.
• Environmental Health. Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner.
• Attains knowledge of environmental health concepts, such as implementation of environmental health strategies.
• Promotes a practice environment that reduces environmental health risks for workers and healthcare consumers.
• Communicates environmental health risks and exposure reduction strategies to healthcare consumers, families, colleagues and communities.
• Charge Nurse (only when acting in this role). Demonstrates ability to coordinate and direct unit operation so the patient and family needs are met and resources are efficiently utilized in a safe manner.
• Promotes an environment that encourages individual growth, nurtures professional practice and fosters teamwork.
• Collaborates effectively with unit staff, leadership and other disciplines.
• Preceptor (only when acting in this role). Demonstrates ability to identify the orientee's learning needs and plans appropriate learning experiences.
• Demonstrates ability to implement an individualized orientation plan for the orientee.
• Demonstrates ability to validate clinical competence of orientee.
• Facilitates development of organizational and prioritization skills of orientee.
• Demonstrates ability to evaluate interpersonal sills of orientee.
• Serves as a professional role model.
• Facilitated socialization of orientee into the organization and work group.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree