RN Outpatient Infusion and Cancer Center - PRN

Education

Education Associate Degree from an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred.

Experience

Licensures/Certifications: Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse. Completion of "Healthcare Provider" CPR course.

ONS Chemotherapy & Biotherapy provider card preferred, but not mandatory.

Skills

• Infusion experience and outpatient experience preferred, but not mandatory
• Interpersonal communication (oral and written) skills required in order to educate and comfort patients and their families, maintain effective contacts with a variety of hospital personnel, and maintain appropriate documentation records
• Ability to assess, triage and document medical information pertinent to the oncology patient
• Skill in oral and written communication to address patient/family and staff concerns
• Demonstrated skill in problem solving using available resources in innovative ways
• Interpersonal relationship skills in order to communicate effectively with the oncology care team
• Computer and personal productivity skills to enable effective use of e-mail, the Internet, and word processing packages

Principles

• Nursing Process: Assessment, Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

Duties And Responsibilities

• Utilizes Nursing Process: Assessment
• Affords physical assessment skills and interview techniques
• Reviews pertinent laboratory results
• Reviews results and grades side effects related to treatment by using the NCI-CTC scale
• Compiles database and documents in a thorough manner, including (but not limited to): assessment, NCI-CTC toxicity criteria, pain assessment, falls assessment, medication reconciliation, education, distress, etc.
• Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines
• Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems
• Utilizes Nursing Process: Planning
• Initiates and updates plan of care for patient at each visit
• Provides patient and family members with information and support, coordinating all aspects of care
• Edits patient and family on treatment plan (to include new drugs and side effects), schedule for treatment, information about labs and follow-up visits, Rx medications, when to call the office and what number to call, etc.
• Documents initial new patient education sessions in the education assessment flowsheet and chemo education flowsheets addressing all elements
• Documents any reiteration of initial education, and ongoing in the progress note
• Utilizes Nursing Process: Implementation
• Performs clinical nursing skills independently
• Administers medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately
• Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary
• Communicates the patient's status and plan of care through documentation in the EMR
• Voice communicates the patient's status to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals
• Provides caring, individual attention, compassion, and empathy to patients and their families
• Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines
• Communicates with other oncology team members and the front desk staff regarding wait times by using direct communication and through the use of the office chat room
• Works closely with clinical trials nurses to ensure appropriate things are done when a patient in on a study
• Teaches and Quality Improvement
• Identifies unit, staff, and patient care problems
• Takes action or refers problems to appropriate resource when needed
• Helps maintain unit supplies by re-stocking at the end of each day
• Notifies unit personnel responsible for ordering when items get low
• Participates in the LDM process for the Cancer Institute
• Maintains the “environment of care” by cleaning chairs and pumps between each patient and at the end of the shift
• Participates in performance improvement at the unit level, which includes identifying areas for improvement and contributing to the solutions needed to fix them
• Reports near misses, errors, etc., in Quantros
• Completes all documentation in a timely manner, by the end of the shift
• Completes patient bulling in a thorough, accurate manner by the end of the shift
• Promotes good customer service skills and provides service recovery when needed

Teamwork

• Engaged and collaborative
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team
• Adds to the team by seeking out the ideas of others to reach the best solutions
• Addresses and resolves conflict in a positive way
• Sets a positive, professional example for others
• Takes ownership of problems and does what is needed to solve them
• Appropriately plans and utilizes required resources for various job duties
• Reports to work regularly and on time

Ethical Behavior

• Honesty and integrity
• Protects the patient

Results

• Set goals and measure outcomes that support organizational goals
• Gives and accepts help to achieve goals
• Embraces change and improvement in the work environment
• Continuously seeks to improve the quality of products/services
• Displays flexibility in dealing with new situations or obstacles
• Achieves results on time by focusing on priorities and manages time efficiently

Pay Range

$39.80 - $66.26

Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.