Registered Nurse Oncology- AH Levine Cancer Oncology Clinic Concord

Advocate Aurora Health • Concord, CA

137d • $34 - $52

About The Position

The position is for a Registered Nurse at Carolinas Medical Center - LC: Med Onc: Concord, working full-time with a schedule from Monday to Friday, 0800 to 1700. The nurse will provide ongoing care, assess educational needs, and integrate health promotion and preventive aspects of care. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate clinical records, providing telephone consultation, participating in community education, and assisting in staff orientation and educational activities. The nurse must demonstrate knowledge of age-specific care and be able to assess and interpret patient data effectively.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) needs to be obtained within 6 months unless department leader has determined it is not required.
• Associate's Degree in Nursing.
• Typically requires 2 years of experience in an acute care nursing that includes experiences in oncology.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work independently and make sound judgments.
• Exceptional organization and communication skills (oral and written).
• Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing care (assess, plan, intervention, and evaluation) according to the age-specific and developmental needs of the patient.
• Assesses educational needs and provides teaching and counseling to the patient and their family.
• Integrates health promotion and preventive aspects of care.
• Assumes primary responsibility for caseloads consisting of patients in specialty area.
• Anticipates and recognizes changes in a patient's status and need for care.
• Determines priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs.
• Provides ongoing assessment of patient's response to services and teaching and applies interventions as appropriate.
• Updates and revises care plan as needed.
• Communicates with physicians to confirm, correlate, and update patient's plan of care.
• Provides status update to physician on a regular basis.
• Maintains and updates accurate clinical and patient records according to agency, state, and federal guidelines.
• Provides telephone consultation/triage to patient, family, and/or significant others according to protocol and medical group guidelines.
• Participates in community education programs and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Assists in development and implementation of staff orientation and educational activities.
• Follows published agency policies and procedures and regularly monitors changes or additions to them.
• Continually strives to advance knowledge and practice of clinical skills in specialty area including certification as warranted.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree