Registered Nurse, Infusion, Part-Time (20Hrs), Days

About the role

Join the Infusion Department at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital, a world-class academic healthcare system. Our Infusion centers are staffed by an experienced team of physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses trained in chemotherapy treatments. We provide outpatient IV therapy for patients with various conditions, including all forms of prescribed chemotherapy, in a peaceful and friendly environment. This is a 100% onsite opportunity based in the greater Chicagoland area. Eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $7,500.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a patient-care environment characterized by trust, acceptance, recognition, and respect; supports the hospital’s vision, philosophy, mission, goals, and objectives.
• Functions as an interactive resource in clinical and professional practice, designing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating patient care using the nursing process.
• Initiates patient assessment on admission, covering psychosocial, physical, spiritual, emotional, and educational/discharge needs of the patient and family or significant other.
• Identifies discharge planning needs, creates a discharge plan, and initiates appropriate referrals.
• Sets priorities for nursing action in a logical sequence based on patient needs and formulates an individualized plan of care to achieve desired outcomes.
• Delegates tasks effectively to staff based on scope of practice, job description, ability, and patient care needs.
• Provides patient and significant other education based on identified needs.
• Understands growth and development and responds effectively to the unique needs of specific patient populations.
• Provides therapeutic and diagnostic treatments within scope of practice; maintains clinical competency.
• Interprets and represents hospital philosophy, policies, procedures, and patient rights and responsibilities to patients and families.
• Assists in referring patients to appropriate services and resources; orients patients to the department and in-house resources.
• Collaborates with professional peers and provides leadership for care team members in managing patient care and clinical practice.
• Coordinates patient care services with physicians and other professional disciplines.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory bodies' requirements for clinical practice, patient care, and performance improvement.
• Participates in performance improvement through tool development, data collection, analysis, and implementation of action plans.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN licensure from the State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or valid temporary permit to practice in Illinois.
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Minimum of one year full-time experience in outpatient ambulatory infusion or oncology nursing strongly preferred.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Flexibility to work some evening and weekend hours.
• Knowledge of venous access devices, including implantable and peripherally inserted catheters.
• Excellent venipuncture and IV start skills.
• ONS or INS certification desired.

Preferred Skills

• Completion of ONS Chemo-Biotherapy Course within 12 months, unless holding current ONS or INS certification.

Schedule

• Part-time, 0.5 FTE (20 hours per week).
• Day shift, 8-hour shifts.

Pay

Eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $7,500.

Job Type: Non-Union. Work Location: Onsite at Flossmoor Infusion Unit, Harvey.