NURSE RESIDENT RN I

About the Unit

This position is for the 3 North unit at Moffitt Cancer Center Magnolia. This 22-bed tele med-surg unit has all private rooms. Our patient population ranges from young adults to older adults, and we care for two specialty groups: NucRad patients, who receive IV nuclear medicine treatments for ocular melanoma and Brachy patients, who receive pinpointed radiation therapy and typically have a short length of stay. Overall, our patients are those undergoing treatment who've experienced a setback and need additional support. This environment offers a great opportunity to strengthen your assessment skills, as we encounter all organ systems—not just single-system disease processes.

The Ideal Candidate

• BSN graduates interested in beginning or transitioning to the specialty of Oncology Ambulatory Care
• Embody the vision, mission, and philosophy of Moffitt Nursing and are committed to and accountable for personalized patient and family centered care and the concepts of Duffy's quality caring model/caring factors, including: collaboration and mutual problem solving, dignity and human respect, encouraging manner, attentive reassurance, appreciation of unique meaning, healing environment, basic human needs, information sharing, caring for self, and affiliation needs

Responsibilities

• Initiate a professional nursing practice career in a supportive environment committed to mentoring, coaching and learning
• Build confidence through a structured, professional transition-into-practice experience that is customized to individual developmental needs
• Develop leadership skills that will positively impact the clinical practice environment and patient outcomes
• Create and enhance professional networks and relationships with peers during the residency, while honing and developing clinical and leadership skills in a world-class academic medical institution
• Participate in scheduled eight-hour paid education days off the unit for required class activities
• Complete the entire residency program length of 12 months with the inclusion of the department specific orientation that is either 12 or 16 weeks in length depending on the department
• Participate in informal, one-on-one meetings at scheduled intervals throughout the program to provide additional support and to monitor the newly licensed nurse's progress
• Participate in evaluation of their own individual progress as well as evaluation of the overall program
• Sign a Commitment Agreement to work for a minimum of two (2) years in the Cancer Center as a Registered Nurse in good working standards complying with all policies and protocols of the Cancer Center. In the event the employee does not successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program or thereafter the commitment of two (2) full years of employment in the Cancer Center after completion of the program, employee agrees to refund the Cancer Center a pro-rated amount of the cost for the program.

Credentials and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Science of Nursing. In lieu of Bachelors, an Associate's degree in Nursing plus 1 year of relevant experience may be considered
• Preferred Education: Master's Degree
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of FL, or a valid Multi-State privilege to practice in FL (must declare FL as primary State of residence within 60 days from date of hire if licensed in another eNLC compact state with multi-state privileges)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Position Highlights

• Delivers individualized quality nursing care to cancer patients and families in accordance with established hospital guidelines, nursing professional practice model, nursing care standards and policies and in accordance with ANA code of ethics and external regulatory agencies
• Embody the vision, mission, and philosophy of Moffitt Nursing and are committed to and accountable for personalized patient and family centered care and the concepts of Duffy's quality caring model/caring factors, including: collaboration and mutual problem solving, dignity and human respect, encouraging manner, attentive reassurance, appreciation of unique meaning, healing environment, basic human needs, information sharing, caring for self, and affiliation needs
• Use the nursing process to effectively plan and manage quality patient care. Biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational and discharge planning needs are addressed in all steps of the nursing process. This is demonstrated in base-line and comparative documentation, entered in a timely manner, and with evidence of age-appropriate consideration when care is planned, delivered, and evaluated

Pay

$35.05 - $52.56