RN - Oncology

Pay Rate: $60 per hour - $66 per hour

Shift: Mon to Fri 9AM-5PM

Summary:

• The Clinical Nurse provides safe, competent quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients and significant others at the Cancer Center.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care by incorporating the tenets of the professional practice model of Relationship Centered Care.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritize all aspects of patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care.”
• Educate patients and caregivers about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manage assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing.
• Role model the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through various patient care actions.
• Consider the patient's values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
• Use evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care while identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Engage in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects and nursing research studies.
• Document nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.
• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned and coordinate with the nursing management team to ensure adequate resources.
• Facilitate patient throughput on a shift basis.

Requirements:

• NYS RN License.
• BLS certification.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in medicine and chemotherapy.
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience.

Preferred Skills:

• EPIC experience highly preferred.
• 1 year of travel experience for travel positions (not required for Per Diem positions).
• Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing preferred. Associate degree in nursing considered with relevant experience or active matriculation in a BSN Program.