Registered Nurse 2 - Chemotherapy Infusion - Full-Time - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Griffin Cancer Research Building

University of Miami•Miami, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse 2 delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner utilizing evidence-based standards of quality, safety, and service while ensuring population-specific patient care. The Registered Nurse 2 oversees nurses and allied health staff in their daily practice. This role involves administering research study agents, standard chemotherapy and biotherapy agents, and non-chemotherapy medications, monitoring therapeutic responses and side effects, and obtaining necessary specimens. The nurse will also support patients and families during trial treatment, work with research staff to educate patients, and follow policies and procedures for clinical trials. A significant portion of the role (70%) involves direct patient care using the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, including patient and family education, discharge planning, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. The role also includes professional accountability, maintaining confidentiality, and adhering to all relevant policies and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in nursing required
Registered Nurse License
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Card
Minimum 2 years of nursing experience
Knowledge of medical terminology
Knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures
In-depth knowledge of health and safety guidelines and procedures (i.e. sanitation, decontamination etc.)
Excellent patient experience skills
Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships
Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form

Nice To Haves

Oncology Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses assigned patients and evaluates plans to include documentation of nursing care.
Reports symptoms and changes in patients’ condition and vital signs.
Modifies patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses, conditions and physician orders.
Reviews, evaluates and reports diagnostic tests to assess patient’s condition.
Consults with physicians and other healthcare professionals related to assigned patients to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
Prepares patients for, and assists with examinations, procedures and treatments.
Considers patient age and culture during patient treatments and provides any needed information regarding treatment plan.
Nurtures a compassionate environment by providing psychological support.
Performs appropriate patient tests and safely administers medications within the scope of practice.
Administers and maintains accurate records related to medications and treatments as per regulatory bodies, policies, procedures and physician orders.
Communicates plan of care in a timely manner to patient and family, as well as the appropriate team members, ensuring compliance with all regulatory guidelines (i.e. HIPAA).
Uses best practices for transition of patient care.
Uses available resources to assist in discharge planning.
Plans, prioritizes, and adjusts assignments to accomplish goals and render superior patient care; seeks assistance when needed.
Adapts to changing work demands and environment.
Safely operates medical equipment.
Serves as a preceptor and assists new staff in the provision of care in order to help them acclimate to the healthcare environment, and a direct patient care role.
Provides concise and constructive feedback when needed.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
Administers research study agents, standard chemotherapy and biotherapy agents, and non-chemotherapy medications.
Monitors therapeutic responses and side effects, and obtains pharmacokinetic blood samples and other laboratory specimens as required by each protocol.
Assists in maintenance of up-to-date protocol information in clinical areas.
Documents in a concise, accurate and legible manner according to each clinical protocol and clinical practice standards.
Provides documentation to the Research Nurse and/or Data Manager.
Meets study timelines and objectives as defined by protocols.
Abides by requirements in accordance with the Oncology Nursing Society’s Manual for Clinical Trials Nursing.
Supports patients and their families during trial treatment.
Works with research nurse and principal investigator to educate patients and their families about their treatment and protocol requirements.
Follow policies and procedures for clinical trials.
Performs assessments and reassessments focusing on the physical and psychosocial health status of the patient in an ongoing timely and systematic manner.
Obtains baseline information utilized for the development of individualized patient plan of care.
Provides direct and indirect patient and family care to assess needs.
Facilitates/patient/family education with interdisciplinary team involvement.
Monitors patient’s progress against plan of care until discharge from designated patient care area.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify potential barriers and variances to the plan of care.
Coordinates the plan of care with patients, family and interdisciplinary team.
Ensures the plan of care is accessible to the patient and family to assist them in understanding goals of care and movement toward these goals.
Plans discharge and teaching needs as applicable.
Promotes development of clinical practice based on research and evidence.
Assists leadership team with maintenance of initial and ongoing unit-based clinical competencies.
Acts as a liaison between patients, caregivers and community resources.
Educates interdisciplinary team, patient/family on plan of care.
Serves as a direct care provider, as appropriate, to ensure outcome obtainment.
Documents concise, accurate and legible according to nursing policies and procedures and nursing standards.
Provides patient/family teaching using available resources and tools.
Acts as consultant to clinical staff in assisting with unfamiliar procedures/treatments.
Utilizes process of performance improvement.
Promotes patient safety.
Communicates changes in plan of care to the patient/family and the health care team members in a timely manner.
Demonstrates creativity and innovation in approach to complex problem solving.
Leads crisis management.
Delegates’ aspects of care to qualified personnel.
Assists in procedures.
Administers and/or monitors blood and blood products following hospital policy and procedures.
Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing intervention and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient.
Demonstrates knowledge of commonly used meds: action, dose, and side effects.
Observes five Rights for administering meds: right patient, right drug, right dose, right method, and right time.
Evaluates patient for improvement after implementation of plan of care to assess for the attainment of goals.
Readjusts plan of care based on evaluation of the patients’/families’ needs.
Monitors outcomes of patients undergoing new procedures or interventions.
Evaluates staff competencies and reports to leadership team.
Participates in staff evaluations.
Consistently maintain complete confidentiality of all medical, financial, employee, computer and other sensitive materials, which may violate HIPAA regulations and/or jeopardize the privacy of others.
Attends meetings as needed.
Acts as role model and maintain professional demeanor at all times.
Develops and maintains clinical competency.
Demonstrates professional independence in the practice of nursing.
Consults internal experts when appropriate.
Maintains documentation of the continuing education requirements.
Maintains certification.
Credentialed to administer all forms of anti-cancer therapy including but not limited to anti-neoplastic and biological (e.g. gene) therapies.
Maintains CITI certificate.
Attends all mandatory in-services as directed.
Participates in professional organization.
Actively supports and participates in performance improvement activities.
Seeks/accepts training to learn new skills and maintain current competencies.
Maintains and completes Personnel Development Record as per policy.
Maintains professional certifications/licensure in active status.
Practices within the guidelines as set forth by the Florida Board of Nursing.
Displays courtesy toward customers by introducing self and addressing customer by name.
Meets customers’ expectation by listening to them, demonstrating sensitivity and awareness of others.
Follows through to ensure that established expectations are satisfied; keep customers informed of progress.
Works effectively and cooperatively in groups/teams to ensure quality patient care.
Communicates effective with manager and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
Attempts to resolves patient/physicians and visitors complaints and refers unresolved issues to managers.
Demonstrate dependability/reliability by promptly reporting to work when scheduled.
Cross-trains to other nursing units and floats as necessary.
Serves as mentor and role model.
Compliance with UM, Hospital and department policies and procedures.
Performs charge nurse role as appropriate.