Registered Nurse (RN) - Hematology/Oncology Inpatient Unit, Rotating

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health•Lebanon, NH

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides evidence-based care using the nursing process and continuously monitors and evaluates practice to promote safe patient care. The Hematology/Oncology Cellular Therapy (HOCT) unit cares for hematology and oncology patients, including patients receiving autologous, allogeneic, and haploidentical bone marrow transplants; Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy (CAR T); and Bispecific T-Cell Engager (BiTE) therapies. Approximately 80% of patients have a cancer diagnosis, with the remainder receiving care for general medicine, surgery, and other medical conditions. The position is on a 32-private-room unit in a new patient pavilion, with increased capacity for cellular therapy patients, a seven-chair infusion suite, and patient- and family-centered spaces. Dedicated staff areas include a respite room, locker rooms, a break room, a conference room, and an interdisciplinary rounding space.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Licensed Registered Nurse with New Hampshire eligibility.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate required upon hire.
Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (CHIC) required within one year of hire.
For BSN-prepared nurses: one year of experience.
For ADN-prepared nurses: two years of experience.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to assess, diagnose, identify outcomes, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care.
Use critical thinking to anticipate and recognize changes in patient status, modifying the plan of care or escalating concerns to the care team as needed.
Advocate for patients, uphold autonomy in decision-making, ensure informed consent, and help patients and families express self-determination in accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics.
Seek feedback and take action to improve performance.
Participate in the governance of practice.
Manage interpersonal relationships with oneself and others.
Mentor colleagues to advance nursing practice and the profession.
Take authority and accountability for patients’ nursing care, delegating care appropriately in accordance with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Prioritize and organize time to optimize patient outcomes.
Seek current evidence and standards and apply them in daily practice.
Contribute to local research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice, and role-model a culture of inquiry.
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats and areas of practice.
Partner with others to effect change and produce positive outcomes through knowledge exchange.
Precept student nurses, nurse externs, nurse residents, experienced clinical nurses, and other healthcare team members.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.