Registered Nurse (RN) Med/Oncology -Contracts- FlexStaff

Northwell•Danbury, CT

About The Position

This is a 13-week contract position for a Registered Nurse specializing in Medical/Oncology. The role involves performing an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process. The nurse will collaborate with physicians and other health team members, utilizing leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct the activities of the patient care unit team.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Associate’s Degree in Nursing, required.
Minimum 1-2 years of professional nursing experience in the related specialty.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and/or Connecticut, required.
BLS required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.
Chemotherapy Administration certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses the patient’s physiologic health status, including conducting patient interviews, explaining policies and procedures, reviewing charts, assessing various body systems, determining mobility and skin condition, assessing pain management, and communicating/documenting findings.
Assesses patient’s psychosocial health status, including eliciting perception of care, determining coping mechanisms, identifying cultural requirements, and communicating/documenting psychological status.
Identifies patient outcomes by developing criteria for measurement, identifying actual/potential patient problems, assessing teaching needs, and developing patient outcome statements and goals.
Formulates the plan of care and establishes priorities necessary to achieve expected outcomes, including identifying care activities, coordinating cost-effective use of resources, documenting the plan, and collaborating with healthcare professionals.
Implements the plan of care by maintaining patient safety, exercising professional skills, reassessing patients, administering treatments, using equipment correctly, providing emotional support, applying scientific principles, making accurate observations, documenting treatments and conditions, managing emergencies, providing a calm environment, participating in discharge planning, and providing discharge instructions.
Evaluates care provided for patient outcomes by measuring effectiveness, performing variance analysis, designing/implementing/evaluating systems for improvement, and maintaining accurate documentation.
Collaborates with other care team members in planning and carrying out treatment regimens, including collaborating with physicians, interpreting and implementing treatments, assisting physicians, keeping management/physicians informed of patient condition changes, and delegating assignments to support staff.
Performs grade I-IV Decubitus Care, including preventive skin care, applying dressings with aseptic technique, applying compresses, performing irrigations, and other related skin care procedures.
Administers medications correctly and safely, including identifying medication actions, dosages, side effects, meeting medication administration standards, preparing solutions and IV drips, administering and documenting medications, administering IVP medications, and educating patients on drug and food interactions.
Participates in patient and family education by explaining conditions, communicating assessment data, recognizing teaching opportunities, providing discharge planning and referrals, and evaluating teaching effectiveness.
Performs related duties as required.