CH South Staff Nurse 40 Hours

About the role

The Staff Nurse and Infusion Nurse roles at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute involve delivering expert, evidence-based nursing care to patients and families. These roles require clinical expertise, critical thinking, collaborative practice, excellent communication skills, and an understanding of clinical research principles.

Responsibilities

• Delivers expert, evidence-based nursing care to patients and families.
• Implements the nursing process, assessing patient and family needs, analyzing data, planning care, implementing the plan, and evaluating patient responses.
• Administers medications, including chemotherapy, and performs procedures safely and efficiently in accordance with Institute policy.
• Evaluates educational and psychological needs of patients and families, incorporating identified needs into the plan of care.
• Provides patient and family education regarding various aspects of treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
• Recognizes and responds to emergency situations appropriately, maintaining BLS certification.
• Maintains rapport with patients and families from diverse backgrounds, ensuring privacy and confidentiality.
• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary care team, effectively communicating and collaborating with co-workers and staff at the Institute, BWH, and other collaborating institutions and agencies.
• Identifies professional goals and learning needs, fostering an environment that supports diversity and inclusivity.
• Manages the environment of patient care, monitoring for patient safety and compliance with regulatory agency standards.
• Works collaboratively with peers and co-workers, addressing conflicts and demonstrating flexibility in setting and changing priorities.
• Participates in QA/QI projects, contributes to the development of goals on the unit, within the Division of Nursing and Patient Care Services, and the Institute.
• Supports research activities within the unit, Division of Nursing and Patient Care Services, and the Institute.
• Works collaboratively and functions as an effective member of the health care team, demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively with peers and co-workers.
• Delegates as appropriate, supervising assistive personnel in their provision of patient care.
• Functions in the charge nurse role when necessary, collaborating with staff and coordinating flow of patients into the infusion areas.
• Seeks opportunities to foster professional growth, identifying areas for professional growth and formulating professional goals, objectives, and methods for accomplishing these.
• Attends inservices, workshops, and seminars, sharing information gained with colleagues.
• Facilitates professional growth of self and others by acting as a preceptor and mentor for new staff.
• Collaborates in preparing professional reports, articles, and presentations for colleagues and the public.
• Maintains Joint Commission readiness and coordinates correct research specimen collection with research coordinators.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in Nursing, with a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred. Must complete BSN degree within 4 years if Associate degree in Nursing.
• Experience: 1 year of recent experience as a Registered Nurse, with ambulatory and/or oncology experience preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications/Registrations: Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or State of New Hampshire, and AHA BLS required (AHA ACLS accepted as minimum requirement).
• Professional nursing certification preferred (OCN, BMTCN, CPHON, AOCNP, CRNI, RN-BC).