Registered Nurse- Special Care Oncology

Beloit Health System•Beloit, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Beloit Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse for immediate openings in their Special Care Oncology Unit at Beloit Memorial Hospital. This role involves providing primary nursing care for oncology patients, including those with complex medical conditions and patients in the final stages of life. The nurse will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to plan and coordinate optimal care, and administer intermittent and continuous IV medications. Responsibilities also include assessing patient and family needs, planning and implementing patient care, evaluating health status, providing patient/family education, adhering to infection control policies, participating in Quality Improvement programs, performing unit-specific duties, completing documentation, setting care priorities, ensuring patient safety, and demonstrating proficiency with computer software applications.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited school of nursing (ADN, Diploma, BSN, or MSN degree acceptable)
State of Wisconsin nursing licensure, compact license or temporary permit required (If a compact license, application for a State of Wisconsin nursing license must be initiated in no more than 30 days from start date)
Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply proper procedures to Beloit Health System policies
Possess the training, knowledge, and skills necessary to perform evaluation, treatment, and patient care for patients in one or more of the following age groups: neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric
Successful completion of pre-placement physical examination
Manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination
Ability to see and hear at a level sufficient to perform job duties with or without reasonable accommodation

Responsibilities

Provide primary nursing care for oncology patients, including medical complex patients and patients in the final stages of life
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to plan and coordinate optimal care
Administer intermittent and continuous IV medications for patients with complex medical conditions
Plan, coordinate, supervise and provide care for clients throughout their life span within the framework of the well/illness continuum
Ensure optimal service in a cost-effective manner
Appropriately assess basic physical, psychological and social needs of patients and their families
Effectively plan patient care and consistently implement the patient's plan of care
Accurately evaluate patient's health status in relation to outcomes of nursing interventions/medical therapies
Provide patient/family education appropriately
Strictly adhere to infection control policies including body substance isolation and blood born pathogen precautions
Actively participate in Quality Improvement program
Perform unit specific duties according to established unit-based competencies
Complete documentation according to policy
Effectively set goals and priorities for provision of care to a group of patients according to acuity
Ensure patient safety while handling, transporting and providing medications to patients; protects patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, etc.
Demonstrate ability to perform functions accurately and efficiently with computer software application appropriate to position
Other duties as assigned