Registered Nurse OP Infusion-FT Days
On-siteClearwater, South Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, antineoplastics agents, hazardous drugs, and targeted therapies in an outpatient infusion center or alternate settings. Perform the nursing process using evidence-based practice to provide safe, individualized patient care that addresses biological, emotional, developmental, and educational needs. Coordinate interdisciplinary communication, complete timely documentation, and serve as a clinical resource to nursing staff, operational leadership, and medical staff. Participate in staff meetings, in-services, special projects, and continued education while maintaining annual chemotherapy competence. Act as a preceptor for newly hired RN colleagues and mentor staff or students to ensure a qualified workforce. Cultivate oncology nursing knowledge by engaging in continuing education, earning specialty certification, or obtaining 12 continuing education credits annually. Uphold Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act standards, American Nurses Association ethics, and Wellstar safety absolutes. Local travel required; float staff will float between Cobb Hospital HODs within 35 miles.
Required Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Knowledge of hazardous drug therapies for treating malignant and nonmalignant conditions
- Competency in administering chemotherapy, immunotherapy, antineoplastics agents, hazardous drugs, and targeted therapies
- Understanding and awareness of age-appropriate and culturally aware needs
- Ability to address patient/family biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and education needs
- Knowledge of the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act
- Knowledge of the American Nurses Association Scope of Practice and Code of Ethics Standards
- Ability to uphold the voice of the patient, system policies and procedures while supporting service excellence goals
- Ability to attend and participate in staff meetings, in-services, special projects and continued education
- Ability to serve as a preceptor for newly hired RN colleagues
- Ability to float between Cobb Hospital HOD's based on need
- Chemotherapy competence
- Ability to complete initial and ongoing professional competency assessments, required mandatory education, and population-specific education
- Ability to serve as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses, staff, or students
- Commitment to providing the highest quality care by engaging in continuing education
- Ability to earn or maintain a specialty oncology certification
- Ability to obtain 12 continuing education credits annually
- Ability to promote evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement in nursing
- Ability to participate in activities such as value analysis as part of the decision making process in evaluating patient care products
- Ability to uphold all health care system/organizational policies and procedures and clinical competencies put forth by this job description and professional association (i.e. Oncology Nursing Society)
- Ability to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory and accreditation requirements and standards such as TJC Patient Safety Goals and WellStar Health Systems safety absolutes
- Ability to participate in data collection
- Ability to pose relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence based practice
- Ability to consult appropriate experts and use appropriate resources and evidence to address practice questions
- Ability to proactively plan for the care of patients across the care continuum
- Ability to participate in the development of protocols and procedures
- Ability to support efficient and effective use of human and material resources
- Ability to coordinate the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care
- Ability to practice in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members
- Ability to participate and support performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization
- Ability to initiate and/or lead activities promoting an inter/intra-disciplinary process and shared governance
- Ability to practice using current clinical practice standards including but not limited to chemotherapy and targeted therapies for treating malignant and nonmalignant conditions
- Ability to meet annual requirements for chemotherapy competence
- Ability to perform the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence-based practice
- Ability to use analytical/critical thinking and ensure that care is individualized
- Ability to coordinate care through effective partnerships
- Ability to demonstrate teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members
- Ability to participate and support performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care
- Ability to cultivate oncology nursing knowledge and a commitment to providing the highest quality care by engaging in continuing education, earning or maintaining a specialty oncology certification or obtaining 12 continuing education credits annually
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