About the position
Thank you for considering a career at Mercy Health! Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Work Shift: Days/Evenings (United States of America) Provides direction, supervision and leadership to Nursing employees, in collaboration with the Nurse Managers and Directors, to maintain standards of care/practice in the delivery of quality patient care on the day/evening/night shifts, weekdays, weekends and holidays. Functions as a representative of Administration and provides resource and guidance to Nursing and the ancillary/support departments, as well as the community.
Responsibilities
- Models 'expert' professional nursing knowledge, skills and judgment, able to use expertise to guide staff in providing quality care, patient safety and efficient care.
- Assures unit/department leaders coordinate activities, oversee care for patients based on established clinical practice standards, code of professional ethics and regulatory compliance for designated and/or other shift as assigned.
- Provides leadership and assists off-shift/weekend employees to develop a collaborative and cohesive team; fosters positive working relationships.
- Collaborates with patient/significant others, interdisciplinary team and departments to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery, desired patient outcomes and continuity of care.
- Participates in performance improvement initiatives to enhance care delivery processes, nursing practice quality and patient safety.
- Coordinates and facilitates competent/safe use of medical equipment (invasive/non-invasive), procedures and patient education and patient's response monitored, appropriate to patient population.
- Makes rounds on all units to assess the unit's status in terms of workload and staffing.
- Responds to all Code Blue and Rapid Response calls.
- Assists with family and patient concerns.
- Collaborates with the Nurse Managers to prepare the staffing board for all shifts ensuring adequate staffing both in number and skill mix.
Requirements
- Required Minimum Education: 2 year Associate’s Degree
- Minimum Years and Type of Experience: 2 years of Infusion Services experience
- Licensure/Certification Required: Oncology Immunotherapy Biotherapy Course, ONS
Nice-to-haves
- Preferred Education: Master’s in Nursing
Benefits
- Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
- Prescription drug coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance w/AD&D
- Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
- Paid time off
- Educational Assistance
