Specialty Registered Nurse - Cancer Center General - FT - Day
About The Position
The Oncology RN coordinates patient care in a cancer center. The nurse assesses information provided by patients in person or by phone, communicates with providers, and obtains orders when needed. The role includes triaging patients with symptoms, recommending provider-directed care, managing calls about treatment side effects, determining whether patients need more urgent clinic visits, assisting with medication refills, and coordinating care. The nurse provides professional, evidence-based nursing care across the care process, from assessment and collaborative planning through implementation and evaluation. Care is guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, including building caring relationships, making time for uninterrupted moments with patients, and showing unconditional acceptance and respect. The role also includes promoting infection prevention, advocating for patients, supporting an ethical and mutually respectful practice environment, mentoring nurses new to their roles, and supporting students. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week, on-site, patient-facing position on the first/day shift. It has no supervisory or budget responsibility.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) is preferred.
- Registered Nurse license through KSBN is required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) RQI is required within 90 days of hire; other certifications may be required in lieu of or in addition to BLS depending on the department.
- Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to patient and significant-other rights.
- Demonstrated awareness and application of institutional safety issues.
- Awareness of legal issues in patient care and departmental functioning, with an ability to manage situations to minimize risk to patients and the institution.
- Competency in selected psychomotor skills.
- Effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations related to medication administration and equipment calibration.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts including probability, statistical inference, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry, and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a clinic setting.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate patient care and assess information received from patients in person or by phone.
- Communicate patient information to providers and obtain orders when needed.
- Triage patients with symptoms and phone calls about treatment side effects; provide recommendations from the provider and determine whether patients need more urgent clinic evaluation.
- Assist with medication refills and coordinate care.
- Collect relevant patient and situation information, analyze assessment data, identify actual or potential issues, and develop collaborative, individualized care plans and expected outcomes.
- Implement care plans by coordinating care and using strategies that promote health and wellness.
- Promote infection prevention through standard precautions, proper dressing-change and wound-care procedures, hand hygiene, and cleanliness of patient rooms and the department.
- Evaluate progress toward goals and expected outcomes.
- Deliver professional nursing care guided by Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring.
- Promote a mutually respectful environment, support professional relationships, and integrate ethics into practice.
- Advocate for patients in all roles and settings and practice diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.
- Communicate effectively in all areas of professional practice.
- Mentor nurses new to their roles to support enculturation, orientation, competence, and emotional support.
- Support students in developing knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Pursue lifelong learning through critical thinking, self-reflection, and inquiry.
- Participate in and lead nursing-practice process evolution within the Stormont Vail Health professional practice model.
- Use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, evidence-based, and financially responsible nursing services.
- Comply with Stormont Vail Health policies, standards, mandatory training, and requirements; perform other duties as assigned.
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Job Type
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