RN - Hem/Onc (NIGHTS)

The Nemours Foundation•Orlando, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse (Hem/Onc) to join the Nemours Children’s Hospital team in Orlando, Florida. The role is 36 hours per week on the night shift, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The hospital is a 100-bed pediatric facility with a 24-hour pediatric Emergency Department and outpatient clinics offering specialty care throughout the region. The Registered Nurse implements the patient care delivery model for patients and their families. The nurse uses specialized nursing knowledge and clinical judgment to assess, plan, provide, and evaluate care; administer prescribed medications and treatments; and teach or supervise other personnel. The position emphasizes evidence-based, compassionate, culturally responsive care; collaboration with patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues; advocacy; and ongoing learning and improvement of clinical practice.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Active Florida or multistate RN license required.
At least 6 months of RN experience required.
Valid American Heart Association BLS certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
Valid American Heart Association PALS certification must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
APHON Chemotherapy/Biotherapy provider certification for Hematology/Oncology and Infusion Center must be obtained within 6 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

National certification in the area of clinical specialty preferred.
Experience in a pediatric specialty area preferred.
APHON Chemotherapy provider qualification and experience in pediatric hematology/oncology are ideal.

Responsibilities

Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene in, and evaluate patient care, and provide health teaching and counseling.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a licensed practitioner.
Use clinical judgment, policies, procedures, guidelines, and reliable methods to make practice decisions and respond to changing patient situations.
Collect and interpret complex patient data and develop, implement, evaluate, and modify individualized clinical practice.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues, seek expert consultation, and delegate appropriately using evidence-based guidelines.
Seek clinical knowledge and educational resources, participate in research, and implement evidence-based changes in practice.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment that promotes comfort and healing.
Build professional, trusting relationships with patients and families while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
Adapt care and communication to patients’ and families’ cultural, spiritual, linguistic, socioeconomic, developmental, and other needs; protect confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Advocate for patients, families, and Associates, support resolution of ethical concerns, and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Participate in team discussions, nursing and hospital governance, committees, and initiatives to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Plan and provide safe, effective, financially responsible nursing services and contribute to the development and revision of care standards, policies, and procedures.
Identify educational needs, assess readiness to learn, provide and evaluate patient and family teaching, and support learning for Associates and the community.
Seek mentorship for professional growth and serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor based on unit needs and individual preferences or abilities.