RN Clinic Nurse
About The Position
The Oncology Clinic Nurse works in an Oncologist's office to educate patients and coordinate care. An Oncology Nurse collaborates closely with individual patients and often becomes a constant for the patient, which can provide comfort and consistency. An Oncology Nurse should have a strong understanding of cancer treatments and research to support patients. Being an Oncology Nurse requires prerequisite skills and qualifications, including the ability to adapt quickly to changing situations, collaboration to work well with other care providers, the ability to build relationships, and strong attention to detail to notice changes in patients. Willingness to advocate for patients.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing or higher from an accredited school.
- Active/unrestricted RN licensure in Kentucky or state of location of the practice.
- Must maintain an active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in chemotherapy administration or outpatient infusion preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provides general patient care and education while collaborating with Physicians and other healthcare team members to deliver safe and effective patient care.
- Functions effectively in emergency situations.
- Summarizes the status of patients by giving a pertinent and concise report to other care providers as indicated by patient condition.
- Individualizes treatment care plans for each patient for review and approval by physicians on date of treatment and prioritizes and implements physician orders.
- Provides patient care according to appropriate policy and procedure as well as oncology nursing guidelines.
- Maintains knowledge of chemotherapy drugs and accepted treatment plans and builds and updates chemotherapy care plans based on physicians’ orders.
- Monitors adherence with treatment plans and communicates with specialty pharmacies or oral chemo clinic pharmacists for oral chemotherapy.
- Completes prescription refills within the scope of the certification for this position.
- Obtains pre-authorization of medications as required.
- Coordinates lab work and any specific additional required testing.
- Triages patient phone calls and ensuring calls are addressed appropriately to avoid delay of care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
