Registered Nurse - Infusion

INSIGHT Surgical Hospital•Coldwater, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Infusion position administers chemotherapy and assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned patients. The nurse leads nursing team members as directed by the attending physician and collaborates with other healthcare providers in accordance with the philosophy and policies of ProMedica Acute Care Hospitals. The role supports patient, family, physician, and employee satisfaction and bases decisions on patient- and family-centered care, evidence-based practices, safety, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes. The Registered Nurse provides specialized nursing care to individuals and groups, drawing on biological, physical, behavioral, social, spiritual, cultural, and nursing sciences. The nurse practices within the scope established by the relevant state Board of Nursing and complies with applicable hospital accreditation requirements. This position is based at the Cancer Center in Coldwater, Michigan, and is scheduled for dayshift, 80 hours per pay period, with a required weekend and holiday rotation. The position reports to the Manager/Director and has no direct reports.

Requirements

Current Michigan RN license; Michigan RNs must complete 25 contact hours of continuing education during each licensure period, including at least 2 hours related to pain and pain-symptom management and at least 1 hour related to implicit-bias training.
Current CPR training; specialty certifications as required.
Comply with the nursing process and perform basic nursing skills competently.
Respond effectively and efficiently to critical situations involving patients, personnel, and visitors in a professional manner.
Evaluate own daily practice for errors and pursue corrective action.
Be open to new ideas and able to engage in a changing environment.
Function dependably as a team member and assist when requested or when a need is apparent.
Communicate effectively and empathetically with patients and all members of the healthcare team.
Maintain professional growth, development, and competency.
Navigate and retrieve information from computers and healthcare records.
Meet organizational health requirements as applicable, including PPD, respirator training, and vaccines.
Tolerate exposure to dust, fumes, chemicals, temperature changes, blood-borne pathogens, and bodily fluids.
Move about the hospital and between workstations and tolerate prolonged standing; frequently move, lift, or carry patients or equipment, including light to heavy loads; lift medium materials; and perform continuous standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching, frequent pushing, pulling, and squatting, and occasional sitting, stair use, and kneeling.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Administer chemotherapy and provide nursing care to assigned patients.
Recognize patients or their designees as partners in care, elicit and communicate their preferences and needs, and provide compassionate care that respects individual values and diversity.
Educate patients and families according to their comprehension and learning needs, support care transitions, and evaluate patient responses and outcomes.
Develop individualized care plans that combine current evidence, clinical expertise, and patient and family preferences and values.
Assess patients, formulate nursing diagnoses, plan and implement care, and continually evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care.
Analyze and prioritize problems and make sound decisions using logic and critical thinking.
Administer medications and execute treatment regimens within state licensure and applicable scope of practice.
Promote safety and quality by applying standardized practices and technology, reducing risk, preventing errors, reporting safety concerns and near misses, and participating in quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or research activities.
Use the electronic health record to plan care and accurately and promptly document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes; respond to clinical decision support and protect record integrity and patient privacy.
Communicate and collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members; coordinate the patient’s care plan, delegate appropriately, and escalate clinical, safety, or other concerns through the proper chain of command.
Provide leadership consistent with ProMedica’s core values, mission, philosophy, and policies; assign, direct, delegate, and supervise ancillary and support personnel in carrying out patient-care functions.
Plan, organize, and deliver care in the context of the work unit; participate in system-endorsed practices, round with providers, conduct bedside handoffs, and ensure meaningful hourly rounding.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Demonstrate knowledge and use of standard precautions, personal protective equipment, and safe patient-handling equipment.