RN Oncology Days

Baylor Scott & White Health•Grapevine, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Baylor Scott and White Medical Center - Grapevine as a Registered Nurse and be part of something better! Oncology Our Oncology unit is a fast-paced environment that includes high acuity patients. Are you looking to increase your knowledge base? Our Oncology leadership team fosters an environment that supports learning, mentoring, and building for every team member. Oncology Patient Population: Med/Surg Oncology, Chemo, Postop surgery (breast, bladder, lung, colon, and crani), Cardiac drips, Palliative Care (end of life and hospice support) Patient Ratios: 1:4 for Chemo; 1:5 for Med/Tele Number of Beds: 20 beds Department Specifics: Active Unit Based Council, Pharmacist and Social Worker on the unit during the day to partner with nurses in patient care, Multidisciplinary Team that works together, Chemotherapy training is required within the first 90 days. We love celebrating together in an environment that encourages excellence. JOB SUMMARY The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the health care team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient's response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients to transition through the healthcare encounter without any preventable complications or delays. The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition and the competencies of the employee. RN job is to be used for RNs in hospital inpatient and outpatient departments with 24X7 staffing which include those departments with on-call staffing on the off shifts. Examples of hospital inpatient and outpatient procedural areas: GI Lab, Pain Management, Dialysis, Infusion Centers and IV Services. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE Clinical Judgment: Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care. Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes. Clinical Inquiry: Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive indicators. Supports evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives. Caring Practices: Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries. Manages both emotional and physical pain with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering. Response to Diversity: Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care. Advocacy and Moral Agency: Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns. Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals. Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns. Facilitation of Learning: Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and community; integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or make informed decisions about their health care and treatments, including health promotion and disease prevention. Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes. Collaboration: Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care. Open and sensitive to all team members' unique contributions. Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up. Systems Thinking: Uses strategies and available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and staff. Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care. Professionalism: Improves nursing practice and the work environment through participating in shared governance and decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the contributions of others. Participates in the staffing process from education and planning to evaluation. Identifies personal goals and commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study, professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees. Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others. Demonstrates commitment to community service.

Requirements

Grad of an Accredited Program
Nursing
2 years of Med/Surg experience
Registered Nurse (RN)
Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.

Nice To Haves

PCU experience preferred

Responsibilities

Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate clinical assessments according to practice standards.
Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs.
Develops, implements and evaluates the nursing plan of care.
Modifies plan to meet clinical outcomes.
Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including, but not limited to, nursing sensitive indicators.
Supports evidence-based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning.
Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives.
Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe and therapeutic environment for patients, families and staff.
Develops therapeutic relationships with patient and family and maintains appropriate boundaries.
Manages both emotional and physical pain with the aim of promoting comfort and healing and preventing unnecessary suffering.
Recognizes, appreciates and incorporates a patient's and family's unique differences, such as culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values, into an individualized plan of care.
Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity and rights of patient and family and represents their concerns.
Creates an individualized plan that accurately reflects patient and family values and goals.
Identifies and helps resolve ethical and clinical concerns.
Facilitates learning for patients and families, nursing staff, other members of the health care team and community; integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them participate and/or make informed decisions about their health care and treatments, including health promotion and disease prevention.
Assesses and documents learning needs and outcomes.
Works collaboratively and interdependently with colleagues and community to develop and implement an integrated plan of care.
Open and sensitive to all team members' unique contributions.
Delegates tasks and care to appropriate staff and ensures timely follow-up.
Uses strategies and available resources for problem-solving for patients, family and staff.
Recognizes that resources are limited and considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and efficiency in planning and delivering patient care.
Improves nursing practice and the work environment through participating in shared governance and decision-making processes and meaningfully recognizing the contributions of others.
Participates in the staffing process from education and planning to evaluation.
Identifies personal goals and commits to ongoing professional growth through continuing education, networking with professional colleagues, membership and involvement in professional nursing organizations, self-study, professional reading, certification and seeking advanced degrees.
Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others.
Demonstrates commitment to community service.