Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Oncology - Team/Infusion

American Addiction Centers

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This part-time position would primarily support a team nurse workflow with cross training to infusion required. Hours for this position are Monday-Thursday 0900-1600. No weekends or holidays. Oncology experience is preferred. Some floating to other cancer care clinics for support may be required. The role utilizes the nursing process to provide ongoing care according to the age-specific and specialty-specific care needs of the patient. It involves assessing educational needs and providing teaching and counseling to the patient and their family, integrating health promotion and preventive aspects of care, and integrating symptom assessment and management according to the treatment plan. The nurse will assess social determinants of health that could impact care and coordinate care to appropriate resources, such as navigation and social work. The role assumes primary responsibility for caseloads consisting of patients in the specialty area, anticipating and recognizing changes in a patient's status and need for care, and determining priorities of patient care based on patient needs and in alignment with the treatment plan. The nurse will provide ongoing assessment of the patient's response to services, apply interventions as appropriate, and update and revise the care plan as needed. Communication with physicians and other providers is essential to confirm, correlate, and update the patient's plan of care, with regular status updates provided. Care coordination in alignment with the specialty care of the patient, such as oral chemotherapy plans in an oncology setting, is also a key responsibility. In the infusion center setting, the nurse will administer medications including chemotherapy, biologic therapies, antibiotics, and other intravenous medications, perform central venous access device management according to policy, and perform transfusion of blood products and therapeutic phlebotomy per guidelines and policies. Telephone consultation/triage and care coordination to patient, family, and/or significant others according to protocol and policies is also part of the role. The nurse will maintain and update accurate clinical and patient records according to system policies and state and federal guidelines. Assistance in the development and implementation of staff orientation and educational activities is expected. The nurse will follow published policies and procedures and regularly monitor changes or additions to them, taking ownership of their professional development in the specialty and continually striving to advance knowledge and practice of clinical skills in the specialty area, including certification as warranted. Participation in or coordination of department and/or site level shared governance activities, journal clubs, and Grand Rounds is expected, as is sharing acquired knowledge with leaders and team members to continue to elevate quality of care in alignment with current clinical and industry standards.

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.
• Associate's Degree in Nursing required
• Typically requires 2 years of experience in a clinical setting that includes experiences in specialty.
• Ability to work independently and make sound judgments.
• Exceptional organization and communication skills (oral and written).
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to work with diverse patient populations.
• 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.
• 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

• ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Provide Card/Certificate within 30 days of hire. (preferred upon hire).
• OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) preferred for oncology departments
• CRNI (Certified Registered Nurse Infusion) for non-chemotherapy infusion settings.
• BSN Preferred.
• Oncology experience preferred.
• Some floating to other cancer care clinics for support may be required.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing the nursing process, provides ongoing care according to the age specific and specialty specific care 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.
• Integrates symptom assessment and management according to the treatment plan.
• Assesses social determinants of health that could impact care and coordinates care to the appropriate resources (e.g. navigation, SW).
• 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 patient needs and in alignment with the treatment plan.
• Provides ongoing assessment of patient's response to services and applies interventions as appropriate.
• Updates and revises care plan as needed.
• Communicates with physicians and other providers to confirm, correlate, and update patient's plan of care.
• Provides status update to physician/provider on a regular basis.
• Coordinates care in alignment with specialty care of the patient, e.g. coordination of oral chemotherapy plan in an oncology setting.
• Administers medications if assigned to infusion center setting, including chemotherapy, biologic therapies, antibiotics and other intravenous medications.
• Performs central venous access device management according to policy.
• Performs transfusion of blood products, therapeutic phlebotomy per guidelines and policies.
• Provides telephone consultation/triage and care coordination to patient, family, and/or significant others according to protocol and policies.
• Maintains and updates accurate clinical and patient records according to system policies and state, and federal guidelines.
• Assists in development and implementation of staff orientation and educational activities.
• Follows published policies and procedures and regularly monitors changes or additions to them.
• Takes ownership of one’s professional development in the specialty.
• Continually strives to advance knowledge and practice of clinical skills in specialty area including certification as warranted.
• Attends or coordinates department and/or site level shared governance activities, journal clubs, Grand Rounds.
• Shares acquired knowledge with leaders and team members to continue to elevate quality of care in alignment with current clinical and industry standards.
• 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

• Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• 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: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree