Registered Nurse

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Adheres to the department policy, time, and attendance guidelines.
• Wears employee ID badge and follows dress code policy.
• Prepares patients and provides treatment in accordance with provider orders.
• Makes sure to monitor and record vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration, and oxygen statistics as needed.
• Reviews all patient data, evaluates, assesses, and manages patients that receive injections prior to administration.
• Clears instructions to MAs prior to administration of injections.
• Calculates drug doses, prepares, and administers chemotherapy/immunotherapy.
• Completes billing events timely, accurately, and thoroughly.
• Provides patient and family support by communicating with and between patient, family, and providers.
• Teaches for, and documents, side effects and drug education to patients and family members.
• Reviews and co-signs dosage calculations and medications.
• Orders supplies.
• Completes an order for visits to be scheduled according to CCC guidelines for patient’s complete cycle.
• Tracked patients to the next point of service.
• Resolves Drug Inventory Control System discrepancies daily and keeps Clinical Team Coordinator informed.
• Checks inventory monthly and communicates with mixing technicians and Clinical Team Coordinator regarding inventory needs and expiring medications.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of all required PPE.
• Ensures that all infectious waste is disposed of and stored according to OSHA regulations.
• Precepts new staff as needed and as assigned by Nursing Coordinator.
• Reviews lab results and INRs and informs patient of Coumadin/Lab results, treatment, and schedules per CCC guidelines.
• Handles high levels of stress.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Experience: Prefer experience in an outpatient setting and oncology and chemotherapy experience.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: Current Registered Nurse Licensure with the state of South Carolina or compact license. Must obtain Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certification by the end of the first year of employment, and OCN Certification within three years from date of hire.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of professional nursing theory, regulations and practices to give and evaluate patient care. Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish/maintain a safe work environment. Knowledge of chemotherapy medication, side effects, and admixture. Knowledge of venous access devices. Knowledge of Chemotherapy / Biotherapy Safe Handing Course.
• Skills: Skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods, and techniques of professional nursing to provide ongoing patient care. Skill in anticipating and reacting calmly to emergency situations and in identifying problems and recommending solutions. Skill in preparing/maintaining records, writing reports and responding to correspondence. Skill in basic laboratory procedures. Skill in starting IV’s and accessing central lines. Skill in mixing and administering chemotherapy. Skill in calculating BSA.
• Abilities: Ability to maintain quality control standards. Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, employees, and the public. Ability to sort and file materials correctly by alphabetic or numeric systems. Ability to read, understand and follow oral and written instructions. Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information.

Physical Demands And Work Environment

• Continually required to stand.
• Continually required to walk.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, or crawl.
• Continually required to talk or hear.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, as experienced in a medical setting/practice.
• The employee must occasionally lift and or move 40 to 50 pounds or more frequently lift and/or move up to 20 to 25 pounds.