Registered Nurse RN Adult Oncology PCU

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients in Banner University Medical Center – Tucson’s 29-bed PCU/IMC Hematology-Oncology unit. The unit provides advanced cancer care, including stem-cell transplants and CAR-T therapies, and offers opportunities to develop expertise in cancer care, chemotherapy administration, blood products, and stem-cell transplants. The fast-paced unit has nursing ratios ranging from 2 to 5 patients and emphasizes teamwork, interprofessional collaboration, shared leadership, and process and quality improvement. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The schedule is full-time, 36 hours per week, consisting of three 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Availability to work weekends and holidays is required.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying.
Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostic and laboratory data, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Formulate and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team; revise plans as patient needs change.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities in accordance with orders, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and promptly in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and participate in research activities when applicable, shared leadership, and education and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
Support the growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and participate in improvement of nursing quality indicators and outcomes, including through professional organizations.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy to support patient and family needs.