Registered Nurse I (New Graduate Nurse) - Hematology Oncology Care Unit

About the Role

All nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children's National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice.

Hematology/Oncology Care Unit (HCU)

Includes the inpatient and outpatient Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant patients. The 32-bed inpatient unit admits children of all ages with hematological and/or oncology, and blood and marrow transplant inpatient clinical needs.

• Newly diagnosed oncology diseases (leukemia/lymphoma, solid tumors, neuro oncology)
• Chemotherapy
• Sickle cell disease
• Pain crisis in hemoglobinopathy
• Fever/neutropenia
• Bacteremia
• Anemia/blood disorders
• Acute chest syndrome/pneumonia
• Thrombocytopenia
• Blood and marrow and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Transition to Practice Program

The Transition to Practice Program (TPP) is a 12-month program designed to provide the nurse resident with an opportunity to transition into the role of a professional nurse under the guidance and support of clinical nursing staff, nurse educators and program facilitators. The program includes didactic and simulated learning combined with hands-on training in the clinical practice based environment.

Functional Accountabilities

• Contribute to Magnet re-designation through professional profile completion and participation in councils, committees, task forces and/or community outreach
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills as evidenced by successful completion of change project
• Recognize need to escalate patient care issues via chain of command
• Utilize the currently identified process to ensure accurate hand off
• Demonstrate ability to work cohesively with ancillary staff to meet patient care needs
• Cooperate in the implementation of change and support management decisions
• Demonstrate empathy, concern and a desire to be helpful to others
• Complete all mandatory education and regulatory requirements and participate in professional activities to enhance nursing practice
• Participate in performance appraisal and peer review
• Support department goals for formal education, national certification, national safety standards and service excellence
• Work in a collaborative manner with all members of the healthcare team
• Gather physical and psychosocial data on patient and family and complete accurate and timely patient assessment
• Demonstrate clinical skills necessary to care for assigned patients
• Develop assessment, organizational and prioritization skills necessary to care for patients whose clinical needs change throughout the shift
• Complete documentation in accordance with policies and procedures
• Continually assess and plan proactively for educational needs throughout hospital/clinic stay and before time of discharge
• Organize care to complete assignment on time
• Demonstrate caring in all encounters with patient and family
• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
• Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation
• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
• Attend carefully to important details