Registered Nurse (RN), Oncology DH, Day Evening

Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond. Danbury Hospital, a 456-bed acute care hospital, has been providing award-winning, personalized patient care to the people of Western Connecticut for 140 years. Specialty areas of excellence include a Level III NICU, a certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center, and compassionate psychiatric care, including a partial-hospitalization program.

At Danbury Hospital, we take great pride in our team members and their passion for providing the best care possible—always with heart. Our dedication to the health and well-being of our entire community makes this a truly special place to work.

About the role

Provides professional care and assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. Provides care to these patients utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status.
• Formulates a goal-directed plan of care which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.
• Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care given and patient progression toward outcomes.
• Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary functions.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• State of CT RN license.
• BLS certification required.
• Preferred: One year current medical/surgical and recent oncology experience.
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification requirement within one year.
• Desired: BSN.

Qualifications

• Associate's Level Degree (Essential).
• Registered Nurse credential (Essential).

Skills

• Significant manual skills, motor coordination, and finger dexterity.

Working Conditions

• Significant occupational risk.
• Very heavy effort; may exert up to 50 lbs. force.
• Significant exposure to dirt, odor, noise, human waste, etc.

Pay

Salary range $46.30 - $67.77 hourly.

Schedule

• Full-Time.
• 36.00 standard hours per week.
• Work Shift: 7:00am - 7:30pm, three weekend shifts per schedule period.