Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical / Oncology)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical / Oncology), full-time nights
• Unit: Medical-Surgical Oncology team

Description

Join the Medical-Surgical Oncology team to deliver compassionate, evidence-based nursing care to patients and families. The RN uses the nursing process to assess patients, develop and update plans of care, administer medications and treatments, and monitor response to treatment regimes. Oncology and chemotherapy administration experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete age-specific assessments (physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, environmental) and recognize signs of abuse/neglect
• Assess educational needs and readiness to learn
• Anticipate patient problems related to disease, adjustment, complications, knowledge deficits, discharge needs, and family support
• Develop and update nursing plan of care using nursing diagnosis and input from the interdisciplinary team
• Communicate pertinent observations and reactions to physicians and other healthcare providers
• Assess symptoms and changing condition; initiate appropriate nursing interventions
• Prioritize care based on changing patient status and unit activity
• Participate in discharge planning from admission; document teaching, understanding, and timely referrals
• Apply standards of care for safe patient care across the life span; follow OSHA standards
• Implement and document age-specific interventions reflecting patient response
• Include patient/family/significant others as active participants in care and teaching
• Administer prescribed medications and perform treatments safely; use medication time for patient education
• Provide pain management and comfort/support to patients and families
• Report potential abuse/neglect per policy
• Coordinate patient care activities with other departments/providers/agencies
• Re-assess patients per policy and standards; evaluate diagnostic data and intervene appropriately
• Document assessments, treatments, and patient responses accurately and comprehensively
• Communicate status changes to the shift charge nurse, physicians, and the healthcare team as appropriate
• Evaluate patient and family response to education plans (understanding, acceptance, compliance)
• Initiate care conferences in consultation with the interdisciplinary team and revise plans based on response
• Evaluate quality of care provided including assessments and plan of care

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Experienced RNs: obtain chemotherapy certification within 6 months
• New grads: obtain chemotherapy certification within 1 year
• ADN acceptable with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day in the clinical nurse role

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events
• Eligibility depends on employment classification
• Sign-on bonus eligibility rules (if included) apply to internal employees/rehires and eligible new graduate exceptions