Outpatient Infusion RN (IV RN) - Medical Oncology

Trinity Health•Mason City, IA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

MercyOne North Iowa is seeking an Infusion RN to join their Oncology clinic. This role involves accepting responsibility and accountability for the delivery of care through the nursing process, including administering outpatient injections/infusions such as chemotherapy, anti-cancer drugs, cardiac, and COVID-related infusions. The Infusion RN will also direct and guide patient and family education, care for various infusion patients (oncology/hematology, cardiac, COVID, and others), and practice nursing within the MercyOne North Iowa professional nursing practice plan.

Requirements

Graduate of a program in professional nursing.
Current RN license in the state of Iowa.
Must complete and successfully pass ACLS certification within 6 months of hire.
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) courses: Cancer Basics and Chemotherapy Biotherapy: Fundamentals of Administration course(s) and successfully complete Chemotherapy Skills Checklists prior to administering chemotherapy.
After 9 months of employment, must successfully complete the ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate course, and renew every 2 years.

Nice To Haves

Chemotherapy and cardiac drug administration experience preferred.
A minimum of 4 years of experience in an oncology inpatient or outpatient health care setting preferred.
Prefer minimum of 4 years of experience in a health care setting, inpatient, outpatient, home care, hospice or clinic experience, all possess transferable skills or knowledge valuable to the Cancer Center.
Strongly preferred OCN certification within 2 years of employment.
Having a current ACLS certification, or willing to obtain certification within 6 months of hire AND completing the necessary cardiac dysrhythmias and management courses within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

Accepts responsibility and accountability for the delivery of care through the use of the nursing process.
Administers outpatient injections/infusions (including chemotherapy and other anti-cancer drugs, cardiac, and outpatient COVID related infusions) in the designated outpatient infusion areas.
Directs and guides patient and family education.
Cares for all types of infusion patients, including oncology/hematology, cardiac, COVID, and all other outpatient infusions while maintaining professional nursing standards.
Practices nursing within the MercyOne North Iowa professional nursing practice plan.
Provides or facilitates learning opportunities to meet the educational needs of the patient and family by assessing the learning needs and formulating and initiating a teaching plan to meet those needs.
Collaborates with the patient and family to identify complex teaching needs.
Functions as a resource for department staff.