Registered Nurse Oncology- AH Levine Cancer Oncology Clinic Concord
About The Position
This position provides ongoing care for patients in an oncology setting, assessing their needs, planning and implementing care, and evaluating outcomes. The Registered Nurse will also assess educational needs and provide teaching and counseling to patients and their families, integrating health promotion and preventive care. The role involves assuming primary responsibility for a caseload, anticipating changes in patient status, determining care priorities, and updating care plans as needed. Communication with physicians is crucial for confirming and updating patient care plans, and regular status updates are required. The nurse will maintain accurate patient records, provide telephone consultation and triage, and participate in community education and quality improvement activities. Assisting in staff orientation and educational activities is also part of the role. The nurse must adhere to agency policies and procedures and continuously strive to advance their clinical skills and knowledge in the specialty area, including pursuing certification. The position requires the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills for age-appropriate patient care, understanding principles of growth and development, and assessing patient status based on age-specific needs.
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 decided 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.
- Ability to work independently and make sound judgments.
- Exceptional organization and communication skills (oral and written).
- Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.
- Must sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, crawl, kneel, climb, and reach above shoulders throughout the workday.
- Must be able to: lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist.
- lift up to 20 lbs over the head.
- carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance.
- push/pull with 30 lbs of force.
- perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs with a second person present.
- May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
- Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
- Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
Nice To Haves
- certification as warranted
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 on-going 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.
- Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
- Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.
Benefits
- Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
