Oncology Clinic RN
Tacoma, WA - USA
Job Summary
As our Oncology RN Clinic you will provide professional specialized care to adult oncology/hematology patients applying your judgment and critical thinking skills to ensure high-quality patient care within your scope of practice.
Every day you will assess patient needs deliver care consistent with safety and care standards make decisions regarding patient needs in the absence of a physician utilize available resources and data and maintain continuous contact with physicians patients families and community agencies while actively directing care educating and delegating tasks.
To be successful in this role you will be a Registered Nurse with expertise in oncology/hematology strong critical thinking and decision-making abilities exceptional communication skills and a steadfast commitment to providing comprehensive and compassionate care to adult cancer patients.
- Administers oversees and documents the administration of medications (e.g. topically orally intramuscularly subcutaneously and intravenously) as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy.
- Administers chemotherapy.
- Applies knowledge of current cancer treatment modalities to patient care.
- Adheres to the departments and hospitals policies and procedures including safety risk management and regulatory standards.
- Keeps abreast of trends developments and regulatory requirements impacting matters within designated scope of responsibility.
- Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of available communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication collaboration and the provision of care treatment and services. Patient Populations Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the departments defined specific populations served.
- Diploma Of Nursing Graduate of an accredited school of nursing upon hire and
- Registered Nurse: WA upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR upon hire and
Preferred
- Bachelors Of Nursing upon hire and
- Oncology Experience upon hire
- Oncology Certified Nurse upon hire
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