Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology Casual

American Addiction Centers•Oshkosh, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position utilizes the nursing process to assess patient needs, plan and implement individualized interventions, and evaluate the effectiveness of the care plan. It involves the patient and family in care planning and implementation, fostering a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum. The role requires anticipating and recognizing significant changes in patient condition, status, and care needs, providing ongoing assessment, and taking appropriate action when changes occur. The nurse will anticipate and alter the plan of care as needed, mobilize appropriate resources, and collaborate with other healthcare team members to coordinate patient-centered care. Strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety will be implemented. The role also involves assessing patient and family readiness to learn, individualizing the learning approach, and developing strategies to meet learning needs. Active coordination of the discharge plan using an interdisciplinary approach is expected. The nurse will apply evidence-based practice, incorporate nursing and regulatory standards of care, and provide ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes, taking appropriate action when changes are needed. Support for shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes is also part of the role. Effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills are essential, as is promoting collaboration among healthcare team members. The nurse will assume a leadership role in the care team and delegate appropriately to unlicensed personnel. Promoting a culture of safety by identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent harm is crucial. Reporting patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner, seeking to identify potential safety issues, and assisting in the implementation of corrective actions are also key responsibilities. Ethical decision-making, respect for peers and other clinical disciplines, and participation as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care are expected. Participation in quality/process improvement initiatives and professional activities that contribute to personal and others' development is encouraged. Seeking opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored, and attending required meetings/educational programs and completing annual competencies in a timely manner are also required. The role requires demonstrating knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, understanding the principles of growth and development over the life span, and possessing the ability to assess and interpret data reflective of the patient's status and 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)
Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing.
Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.
Oncology experience required.
Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.
Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes that require unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility.
Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians.
Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions.
Excellent organization, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.
Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills.

Responsibilities

Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care.
Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care.
Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur.
Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety.
Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary.
Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach.
Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care.
Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed.
Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills.
Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members.
Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm.
Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner.
Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines.
Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others.
Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.
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

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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