Registered Nurse- Hematology/Oncology/BMT- 36hr Rotating

About the role

Feldberg 7 is an oncology unit with 28 inpatient beds where patients are primarily admitted for treatment of hematological malignancies. Patients are admitted for induction and maintenance chemotherapy for the treatment of leukemias and lymphomas, to manage post chemotherapy complications, to undergo bone marrow transplantation and to manage post bone marrow transplantation complications. Medical oncology patients may be admitted onto this unit based on bed availability.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
• Systematically assesses the health care needs of individuals or groups and formulates a care plan, implements and evaluates it.
• Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care.
• Demonstrates awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify resources necessary to implement the plan of care.
• Works in a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
• Develops relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
• Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
• Demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate.
• Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
• Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
• Participates in activities that contribute to professional development of self.
• May participate in quality improvement activities.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing strongly preferred.
• Licensed Registered Nurse required.
• Basic Life Support certificate required.
• 1-3 Years Related Work Experience Required.
• Basic familiarity with computers.
• Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.

Qualifications

• Experience in a teaching hospital and specialty area expertise preferred.
• Competencies in Decision Making and Problem Solving.
• Team Work and Customer Service skills.

Skills

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
• Independence of Action: Ability to follow precedents and procedures. May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines.
• Written Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written English with internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and converse in English to communicate effectively with medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate full working knowledge of standard concepts, practices, procedures and policies with the ability to use them in varied situations.

Benefits

The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities.

Pay

$38.00 - $98.19 per hour

Schedule

Job is physical in nature and employee needs to stand and/or move around through the majority of their shift.