Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Palm Springs, CA

2d • $59 - $91

About The Position

The Registered Nurse serves in a leadership role and delivers direct patient care to an assigned population. The role supports Desert Regional Medical Center’s vision of creating environments where patients, families, physicians, and staff work together to achieve longer and better lives in the fight against cancer. The nurse provides care and education to routine and complex pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients, supports interdisciplinary care, and serves as a resource, preceptor, and role model for colleagues.

Requirements

• At least one year of current oncology experience.
• Experience in an outpatient and ambulatory center setting.
• Current California RN license, which must be maintained.
• Current BLS certification, which must be maintained.
• Competency in intravenous skills and vascular access device management.
• Preceptor skills.
• Adult and pediatric education skills.
• Basic email and word-processing skills.
• Management and supervisory skills.
• Mentoring abilities.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Sound ethical philosophy and compassionate relationship skills.
• Compliance with position-appropriate regulatory requirements, such as TJC.

Nice To Haves

• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification.
• Two years of oncology nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess patient care and learning needs for routine and complex pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients and develop plans of care.
• Assist RN I and RN II colleagues with assessment of complex patients.
• Document pertinent physical and psychosocial nursing assessments for assigned patients.
• Interpret laboratory and diagnostic data as part of patient assessments and serve as a resource to colleagues interpreting results.
• Assess complex or non-routine situations, identify interrelated variables, and consult with RN I and RN II colleagues.
• Identify potential or existing patient care problems, take responsibility for resolving them, and use resources appropriately.
• Initiate and follow through on referrals to interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Set patient care priorities and assist other team members with priority planning.
• Plan care and education around disease processes and desired outcomes, ensuring continuity across healthcare settings and using protocols or clinical pathways when appropriate.
• Involve patients and caregivers in care planning and goal setting.
• Provide nursing care and patient education in accordance with standards, policies, and procedures, while managing time effectively and maintaining a safe environment.
• Apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan to care for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Document the effectiveness of patient and caregiver education and discharge planning.
• Assist team members with assignments and act as a resource, preceptor, and role model.
• Maintain competency and compliance with applicable standards and annual competency requirements.
• Communicate professionally and effectively, address concerns or conflicts appropriately, and maintain confidentiality of department and patient information.
• Interact proactively and positively with patients, caregivers, physicians, and the CCC team; adapt communication to cultural, educational, and age-specific needs.
• Modify care based on patient responses to interventions and use continuous quality improvement measures to improve outcomes.
• Apply new clinical interventions based on expert knowledge, technical competency, and literature review.
• Identify recurring clinical issues and use leadership skills to address or resolve them.
• Support administrative actions as a role model and use conflict-resolution skills when needed.
• Act calmly, decisively, and promptly in difficult or emergent situations.
• Help accomplish unit goals by motivating coworkers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Paid time off.
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts and healthcare and dependent-care flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.
• Sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 based on experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed