RN Oncology Infusion Center

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Oncology Infusion Center Registered Nurse is responsible for providing safe, compassionate, high-quality, and cost effective nursing care to patients receiving oncology and infusion therapies. This position coordinates and delivers individualized patient care, including patient asseessment, treatment administration, education, monitoring, and collaboration with providers and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

The RN demonstrates Cherokee Regional Medical Center's iCARE values through integrity, compassion, acountability, respect, and excellence in every patient interaction. This role promotes a supportive and healing environment for patients and families, maintains the highest standards of clinical practice and patient safety, and contributes to the organization's mission through teamwork, professional responsiblity, and commitment to exceptional patient care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

? Monitors patient orders, appointments, prior authorization care coordination needs.

? Performs complete and accurate patient assessments and documentation.

? Administers medications safely.

? Maintains adequate knowledge level and assumes responsibility for education given to patient and family.

? Recognizes potential problems and takes appropriate action.

? Communicates effectively – utilizes physicians and coworkers as a resource.

? Communicates appropriate changes in patient condition to providers.

? Communicates suggestions and incidents to the nurse manager.

? Engaged in quality improvement activities.

? Completes skills validation, attends all mandatory in-services, and keeps current with changes in nursing practice.

? Learns all areas of the Specialty Clinic to include: infusion, rooming patients for specialty doctors, performing EKG’s

? Cross-trains to various departments as needed, to include rooming patients for specialty doctors and performing EKG’s.

? Participates in Mock Codes.

? Assists with cost containment and collaborates with the nurse manager.

? Displays respect for all individuals.

? Utilizes effective interpersonal relations with patients and family, coworkers, visiting staff and other departments.

? Displays professionalism; observes dress code, wears identification and identifies self to patient.

? Demonstrates proficiency in computer skills.

Universal Expectations:

? Performs other duties as assigned

? Commits to the daily application of Cherokee Regional’s mission, vision, and iCARE core values to serve patients, their families and our community.

? Adheres to timely and regular schedule expectations, ensuring high levels of patient care, adequate staffing and positive employee morale.

? Exercises workplace safety, through use of personal protective equipment and following safety rules, regulations, standards, and laws, ensuring Patient, Visitor and Employee Safety.

? Understands and demonstrates adherence to Cherokee Regional Compliance Programs including the Code of Conduct, Compliance and Departmental policies and Employee Handbook.

? Attends training sessions and department meetings. Completes assigned training in a timely manner. Engages in department goals and action plans.

? Communicates in a way that is empathic and compassionate, dedicated to connecting with people, reducing patient and family anxiety, earning people’s trust, engagement, confidence, and partnership.

? Embraces the process of recognizing problems and taking a positive approach toward problem solving, learning from mistakes by correcting them, and approaches quality issues as challenges to improve their product or service.

? Supports the financial health of Cherokee Regional.

? Demonstrates the necessary technical capabilities and skills while actively pursuing the critical knowledge and personal growth to succeed in the role.

Education:

? Required: ADN-RN

License/Registration/Certification:

? Required: Current RN licensure in the State of Iowa

? Required: Current BLS and ACLS certification or within six months of starting position

? Obtain certification through the ONCC when requirements are met for the oncology certified nurse exam (OCN)

Experience:

? Demonstrates a strong knowledge base in specific area(s) of clinical practice with infusion therapy skills preferred.

? Preferred: 2+ years of nursing experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

? Ability to work independently in an oncology/infusion setting.

? Ability to implement orders received from specialty doctors and follow the workflow to ensure orders are carried out timely and safely.

? Ability to work effectively and patiently with patients.

? Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

? Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.

? Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport with staff, patients and visitors.

? Ability to learn office and organization-specific software.

? Ability to adapt to flexible work schedules and frequent interruptions.

? Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.

? Ability to analyze and solve work related problems.

? Ability to take initiative to plan and complete assigned work with a high level of accuracy.

? Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergency situations.

? Knowledge of, or ability to learn, policies, procedures, and guidelines established by professional organizations and/or governing agencies.

? Knowledge of cleaning techniques and procedures.

? Ability to engage patients and to create and enhance their connection to the organization.