RN - Hospital-Hem/Onc (DAYS)

Nemours Children's Health•Orlando, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Hematology/Oncology team at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida. The position works day shift, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and implements the patient care delivery model for patients and their families. The RN practices professional nursing through assessment, nursing diagnosis, care planning, intervention, and evaluation; health teaching and counseling; wellness promotion and illness prevention; and administration of prescribed medications and treatments. The role also includes supervising and teaching personnel. The nurse uses clinical judgment and evidence-based guidance to make and adapt care decisions, interprets complex patient information, collaborates with the multidisciplinary team, and seeks consultation when appropriate. The RN provides compassionate, culturally responsive, patient- and family-centered care; advocates for patients and families; contributes to collaboration and improvements in clinical practice; and facilitates learning for patients, families, colleagues, and the community. The role is based at Nemours Children’s Hospital, a 100-bed pediatric hospital in Orlando that is part of the Nemours integrated healthcare system.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Active Florida or multi-state RN license required.
Minimum of 6 months of RN experience required.
Obtain valid American Heart Association BLS within 30 days of hire.
Obtain valid American Heart Association PALS within 30 days of hire.
Obtain APHON Chemotherapy/Biotherapy provider qualification within 6 months of hire for Hematology/Oncology and Infusion Center.

Nice To Haves

National certification in the area of clinical specialty preferred.
Experience in a pediatric specialty area preferred.
APHON Chemotherapy provider status and experience in pediatric hematology/oncology are ideal.

Responsibilities

Implement the patient care delivery model for patients and their families.
Assess patients, develop nursing diagnoses and care plans, provide interventions, and evaluate care.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a licensed practitioner.
Use clinical judgment and evidence-based guidance to interpret complex patient data and make, implement, evaluate, and modify clinical decisions.
Recognize and respond to changing patient situations, and collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues, seek expert consultation, and delegate appropriately.
Seek clinical knowledge, identify questions, participate in research, and implement evidence-based practice changes.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment; promote comfort and healing and help prevent unnecessary suffering.
Build professional, trusting relationships with patients and families while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
Provide culturally responsive, patient- and family-centered care and communicate in ways that meet health literacy needs.
Protect patient and family confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights, and advocate for them and Associates.
Help patients and families address ethical and moral concerns and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Participate in team discussions, governance, councils, committees, and initiatives to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.
Plan and provide safe, effective, and financially responsible nursing services, and contribute to standards, policies, and procedures.
Identify learning needs, assess readiness to learn, teach patients and families using evidence-based plans, and evaluate learning effectiveness.
Seek mentorship for professional growth and serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor as unit needs and individual abilities allow.
Supervise and teach other personnel in nursing theory and practice.