RN - MS1D Oncology - Nights

Trinity Health • Langhorne, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides quality direct and/or indirect care to assigned patients using professional nursing skills and knowledge. The position is on a 16-bed medical/surgical oncology unit with private rooms at St. Mary Medical Center, working a 12-hour night shift from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The nurse assesses patients’ learning needs and readiness to learn, identifies barriers, and incorporates education into daily care with consideration for age and cultural and spiritual values. The role includes documenting assessments, care plans, interventions, medication use, and outcomes; using the information management system to support communication; prioritizing work as situations change; and coordinating patient handoffs and information during bedside transfers and interprofessional rounds. The nurse also individualizes care for special needs, addresses pain management and supportive care, and maintains infection-control standards and a safe, clean, orderly environment.

Requirements

• BSN from an accredited school of nursing.
• Pennsylvania RN license.
• AHA BLS.

Nice To Haves

• Chemo certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality direct and/or indirect care to assigned patients using professional nursing skills and knowledge.
• Assess patients’ learning needs and readiness to learn, identify actual or potential barriers, and incorporate education into daily activities based on age and cultural and spiritual values.
• Document admission assessments and reassessments, plans, interventions, medication use, and effects and outcomes according to policy.
• Use the information management system to enhance communication and document changes in patients’ conditions for appropriate individuals.
• Prioritize work assignments based on changing situations.
• Communicate transfer of patient responsibility and pertinent information at the bedside and during interprofessional rounds.
• Recognize and integrate patients’ special needs and individualize care.
• Recognize abuse and make referrals as appropriate.
• Include pain management and supportive care issues in the plan of care.
• Adhere to infection-control standards and promote and maintain a safe, clean, and orderly environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit packages available from the first day of employment.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Mental health benefits.
• Paid time off.
• 403(b).
• Education assistance.
• Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance, accident insurance, and hospital indemnity.
• Flexible schedules.
• Free onsite parking.
• Referral Rewards Program.
• Discounted onsite childcare through Bright Horizons.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time