Registered Nurse Level II

NAVISTA•Fresno, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

A Registered Nurse at Cardinal Health Nursing is responsible for delivering safe, efficient, and quality nursing care. This role involves examining patients and administering prescribed medications to facilitate healing and increase comfort. Registered Nurses (RNs) provide direct patient care, collaborating closely with physicians and other healthcare providers, particularly for patients diagnosed with cancer. The Medical Oncology Registered Nurse Level II specifically offers direct and indirect patient and family care in conjunction with the interdisciplinary team. Treatment delivery emphasizes assessment, education, prevention, maintenance, and restoration of health, and, when appropriate, end-of-life comfort care, all provided in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner. This position is located at the cCARE Cancer Center in Fresno, CA, at 7130 North Millbrook Avenue, Fresno, CA 93720. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with options for either 5 8-hour shifts or 4 10-hour shifts, with no evenings, weekends, or holidays required.

Requirements

Graduated from an accredited school of nursing with a diploma, Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Passed the NCLEX_RN
Licensed by the state.
Must be CPR certified.
Obtain/maintain ONS Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certificate with-in three months of employment.
Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
Works on projects of moderate scope and complexity
Identifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes action to resolve
Applies judgment within defined parameters
Receives general guidance and may receive more detailed instruction on new projects
Work reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy

Responsibilities

Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.
Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following company and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, Oncology Nursing Society and other governing agency regulations.
Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel when necessary.
Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, safe medication administration, mixing, and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
Updates and maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
Maintains a respectful cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.