Job Description

Job Description: Working within Ambulatory Oncology, the oncology and infusion nurse provides clinical support to physicians ensuring a highly efficient well trained team that supports optimal level of operations and patient satisfaction. He/She assesses, plans, coordinates and provides higher level patient care activities where critical care thinking skills are used to interpret complex information and guide patients to navigate in the hospital outpatient department setting. Through evidence-based practices and relevant patient care models, the medical oncology nursing culture will create a compassionate healing environment, ensure interdisciplinary collaboration and foster professional growth and satisfaction. The staff registered nurse (RN) is a licensed professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for planning, educating, delegating, and coordinating the nursing care of a group of patients during a designated time frame utilizing the John Muir Medical Center Standards of Care, American Nurses Association's (ANA) Standards of Practice and Professional Performance, and the California Nurse Practice Act, Title 22, and Title 16. The RN coordinates and provides care through the therapeutic use of self, nursing process, and the environment and technology, in partnership and collaboration with interdisciplinary team members. Education:

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing Required
• Bachelor's Degree Nursing - BSN Preferred

Experience: * 6 months Nursing - Critical Care or Oncology Experience Required Certifications/Licensures:

• RN Registered Nursing - California Board of Nursing Required
• BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association Required at time of hire
• ONS / ONCC Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Certificate - ONS Oncology Nursing Society Required within 6 months of assuming position

Skills: Core -

• Demonstrates competency to manage the entire spectrum of care for patients receiving chemotherapy/Immunotherapy/Biotherapy
• Demonstrates competency to triage patients
• Demonstrates competency to manage and stabilize drug reactions
• Functions competently in the flow and resource area
• Must be able to delegate tasks to LVN's and medical assistants
• Must be able to schedule patients for treatments, to do treatment teaching and to follow up with patients post treatment
• Understands and is able to access Venous Access Ports, maintain PICC lines per hospital guidelines

Non-Core -

• Demonstrate competency in the initiation and consistent use of the Oncology Nursing Standardized procedures
• Must meet core clinical qualifications within 12 months

Work Shift: 08.0 - 08:30 - 17:30 No Waive (United States of America) Pay Range: $79.81 - $107.76Hourly Offer amounts are based on demonstrated/relevant experience and/or licensure. Pay will be adjusted to the local market if hired outside of the Bay Area . Note: Positions at JMH which are exempt (not eligible for overtime) under the level of Manager are listed as hourly for compensation purposes on this posting. The work shift will contain the word 'exempt' on it. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Part time, Local area, Shift work,

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