Registered Nurse (0.9 FTE Nights) Chemo: Med/Surg

Franciscan Alliance•Munster, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing total comprehensive nursing to patients and their families through the development of a plan of care, including implementing, reassessing, evaluating and revising the plan of care. The RN develops these patient-specific plans by performing psychosocial/physiologic assessments, considering patients' cultural/ ethical/ spiritual needs, reviewing trends of similar patients, as well as considering physicians' orders regarding care. The RN integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care to include patient and family education, and actively supports and incorporates nursing regulations and standards, as well as Franciscan Alliance processes and procedures in daily practice. WHO WE ARE Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) license to practice in the state or as listed in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
Associate’s Degree in Nursing/Patient Care from an accredited program
Experienced and new graduate nurses are welcome to apply
A team-oriented RN willing to be flexible and dynamic in meeting patient care needs

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing/Patient Care from an accredited program
Chemotherapy trained/certified after a year

Responsibilities

Providing total comprehensive nursing to patients and their families
Developing a plan of care, including implementing, reassessing, evaluating and revising the plan of care
Performing psychosocial/physiologic assessments
Considering patients' cultural/ ethical/ spiritual needs
Reviewing trends of similar patients
Considering physicians' orders regarding care
Integrating knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care
Providing patient and family education
Actively supporting and incorporating nursing regulations and standards, as well as Franciscan Alliance processes and procedures in daily practice