Registered Nurse, Port Room PRN
About The Position
City of Hope is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Port Room. The role supports the hospital’s mission by providing nursing and care-management services to patients and families, helping coordinate and manage health needs across the continuum of care. The nurse assesses clinical and life issues, coordinates and implements plans of care, monitors and evaluates patient progress, and supports optimal quality, clinical, and financial outcomes. The position provides professional nursing services in support of physicians and direct and indirect patient care. The successful candidate must be able to work an eight-hour shift between Monday and Friday, with shifts scheduled between 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The role includes therapeutic phlebotomy, specimen collection, care for patients with IVs and vascular access devices, accurate EHR documentation, collaboration with the healthcare team, patient education, nursing procedures, and medication administration.
Requirements
- Current Georgia RN license from an accredited college.
- BSN required, or enrollment in a BSN program within six months of hire and completion of the BSN within three years of hire.
- BLS certification; obtain AHA certification within 30 days of hire.
- Ability to work an eight-hour shift between Monday and Friday, with shifts ranging from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Responsibilities
- Implement patient care for therapeutic phlebotomy.
- Collect blood specimens and blood cultures.
- Provide care for patients with IVs, central lines, and ports.
- Accurately document patient care in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- Collaborate with physicians, patients, families, and the healthcare team.
- Provide and document patient education.
- Perform nursing procedures according to facility policies and best practices, including central line care and procedure assistance.
- Safely administer injection medications and monitor for side effects.
- Assess, coordinate, plan, monitor, implement, and evaluate patients’ plans of care.
- Provide nursing and case-management/disease-management services to patients and families to help coordinate and manage their health needs.
