Registered Nurse, OncologySpec Proc, Per Diem. Weekdays as needed, Hours vary
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Job Summary
Overview
Hours: Per Diem. Weekdays as needed Hours vary
$37.26 - $76.63
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Assesses (and reassesses) plans implements and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
- Provides patient care based on standards of care standards of practice protocols and established policies and procedures.
- Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patients sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
- Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs readiness to learn and barriers to learning.
- Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
- Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
- Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources reassigns personnel as necessary recognizes need for emergency intervention etc.).
- Provides thorough timely and accurate documentation of all pertinent data therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
- Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
- Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor instructor trainer attends professional development programs etc.).
- Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
- Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
- Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physicians orders protocols policies and procedures.
- Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
- Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed as well as documents assessment and patients response to medication.
- Initiates and administers IVs in accordance with physician orders and nursing policy and procedure to support required treatment.
- Observes and documents patients response to intravenous therapy.
- Safely administers and monitors patients receiving blood and blood products according to policy and procedure and observes and documents patients response to blood transfusions.
- Initiates and safely administers chemotherapeutic agents in accordance with physician orders and nursing policies procedures and protocols.
- Monitors and observes patients receiving chemotherapy and documents patient responses to treatments.
- Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.
Statement of Other Duties
This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood therefore that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
Functional Demands
Physical Requirements
Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction) handles (seizing holding grasping turning or working with hands) and feels (perceiving attributes of items such as size shape temperature or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist) and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees).
Organizational Expectations
Behavioral Attributes
The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation concern for order initiative self-confidence self control customer service orientation interpersonal effectiveness teamwork impact and influence analytical thinking and information seeking.
Qualifications
Job Requirements
Minimum Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
- Completion of Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Program required unless Oncology Certification is obtained
Minimum Work Experience
Three years med/surg experience preferred
Experience with IVs port-a-cath and central lines preferred
Outpatient/Specialty Clinic experience preferred
Must be willing to flex hours as needed
Required Licenses
- Registered Nurse Current MA License
- AHA BLS required
- AHA ACLS preferred
- Oncology Certification(OCN) required when eligible for exam
Completion of Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Program within 90 days of hire unless holds a Certification as an Oncology Nurse (OCN)
Oncology Certification (OCN) preferred
Required Skills
- Demonstrates mature professional behaviors (i.e. tact empathy and diplomacy).
- Promotes a positive working environment.
- Must be willing to flex hours and take call
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Life Support
- ICU Experience
- Infusion Experience
- Triage
- TFS
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Critical Care Experience
- Epic
- Medication Administration
About Company
About Heywood Healthcare Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, comprised of Heywood Hospital, a 134-bed acute care community-owned non-profit hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25 ... View more
