Chemotherapy Infusion RN - Clinic

About the role

As the Chemotherapy Nurse, this nurse provides direct and indirect patient services to Chemotherapy patients. The role requires efficient communication with Chemotherapy Physicians and NPs, Nurse Manager, and coworkers regarding changes in patient clinical condition and policy/procedure updates. The nurse must respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient and unit conditions to ensure safe and quality patient care. Responsibilities include administrative functions, teaching, triage, counseling, supervision, delegation, and expertise in administering chemotherapy medications and treatments as prescribed by accredited physicians/NPs. The RN is responsible for initiating the computerized Plan of Care/Standard of Care on admission and maintaining that plan, as well as participating in the organization’s performance improvement plan.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of duties, often changing tasks without loss of efficiency or composure.
• Accept responsibility for the direction, control, and planning of activities.
• Make evaluations and decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Work independently.
• Recognize and uphold patient confidentiality.
• Convey empathy and compassion to patients experiencing pain, grief, or trauma.
• Relate to others to foster teamwork and cooperation.
• Communicate effectively and therapeutically with people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Incorporate guest relations into daily activities.
• Provide care tailored to the patient’s age-specific, cultural, physical, and psychosocial well-being.
• Support the hospital’s mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in required education for DNV programs as applicable.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education Required: Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. Evidence of continuing education appropriate for skill level and area of practice.
• Preferred: BSN.
• Licenses/Certifications/Registrations Required:
  • At least one year of acute care or medical/surgical nursing.
  • Current RN license in the State of Oregon.
  • ACLS.
  • ONS Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider Card.
• Preferred: Previous Oncology Experience; Oncology Nursing Certification or preparedness to obtain within 3 years of hire.

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to provide care tailored to the patient’s age-specific, cultural, physical, and psychosocial well-being.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare team members.
• Ability to collaborate within a team to ensure quality patient care.
• Strong critical thinking skills.

Physical Requirements

• Sufficient auditory ability to detect and respond to patient alarms and verbal communication.
• Clear and effective communication skills for interacting with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Visual acuity for observing patient conditions, reading documentation and monitors, and distinguishing colors for clinical purposes.
• Tactile perception for assessing physical characteristics such as temperature, size, shape, or texture during patient care.
• Motor coordination for reaching, grasping, handling, and performing fine motor tasks with medical equipment.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling when assisting patients or accessing equipment.
• Continuous walking and standing throughout the shift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds independently; frequent pushing, pulling, carrying, or repositioning of objects or patients up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional lifting or transferring of individuals over 100 pounds, using appropriate lifting techniques, mechanical aids, or team assistance.
• May sit for long periods of time.

Working Conditions

• Primarily indoors in a healthcare environment such as a hospital, clinic, or long-term care facility.
• Variable indoor temperatures.
• Frequent exposure to infectious and contagious diseases, hazardous materials, and medical equipment; adherence to safety protocols and use of PPE required.
• Fast-paced and unpredictable environment requiring quick responses to changing circumstances, including high-pressure or emergency situations.
• Multiple simultaneous demands and varying levels of noise due to medical equipment, staff activity, and patient needs.

Pay: $48.18/Hr – $81.97/Hr

Schedule: Flexible