Registered Nurse-Oncology Full Time Weekend Days
About The Position
The Staff Nurse Inpatient is a clinically competent, registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts with patients, significant others, and other members of the health team while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The position collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements individualized care plans, coordinates care delivery, and evaluates progress. It directs care and determines the appropriate utilization of assistants involved in direct patient care. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff, documenting plans focused on care outcomes and service-delivery decisions, including communications with patients, families, and others. The role also participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects; documents patient responses to interventions and updates plans of care based on evaluation; and uses the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Strong analytic abilities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the specific clinical area.
- For Emergency Room and Pediatric Emergency Room: Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse, Certified Pediatric Nurse, or Certified Emergency Nurse.
- For Emergency Room: ACLS and PALS/ENPC and TNCC within one year of hire.
- For Pediatric Emergency Room: Pediatric Advanced Life Support and TNCC within one year of hire.
- For Prepost PACU Department: PALS and ACLS.
Responsibilities
- Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
- Interact effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
- Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement individualized plans, coordinate care delivery, and evaluate progress.
- Direct care and determine appropriate utilization of assistants involved in direct patient care.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff, and create documented plans focused on outcomes and care-delivery decisions.
- Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
- Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing interventions in the health record and individualize the plan of care based on findings.
- Use the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- Lifecycle benefits
- A range of benefits intended to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events
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Job Type
Full-time
