Registered Nurse (RN)- Oncology Infusion- FT Day(Primary RN) NGOC Austell)
Wellstar Health System
Summary
The RN Oncology Infusion Therapy Clinician functions under the direction of the Manager Infusion Therapy or other designated leader. This RN will regularly administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, antineoplastics agents, hazardous drugs, and targeted therapies in an outpatient infusion center.
Job description
What you will do
- Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence-based practice, using analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized.
- Provides relationship-based patient-centered care that is consistent with population-specific characteristics (e.g. age, gender, disease, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.
- Always partners with the patient and significant others using appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patient’s goals the focus of the plan of care).
- Practices using current clinical practice standards including but not limited to chemotherapy and targeted therapies for treating malignant and nonmalignant conditions.
- Meets annual requirements for chemotherapy competence.
- Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model.
- Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
- Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care.
- Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessments, required mandatory education, and population-specific education.
- Serves as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines).
- Cultivates 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.
- Promotes evidence-based practice, nursing research, and performance improvement in nursing.
- Upholds 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).
- Participates in data collection, poses relevant clinical questions to advanced evidence based practice.
- Proactively plans for the care of patients across the care continuum in the course of giving direct patient care.
- Participates in the development of protocols and procedures when called upon or through self-initiation in collaboration with care managers and other members of the health care team.
- Supports efficient and effective use of human and material resources.
Requirements
- Diploma (Nurse) Nursing Required
- Bachelors Nursing Preferred
- Minimum 2 years Nursing practice direct patient care or completion of Wellstar New Grad Residency program Required
- Minimum 2 years Outpatient oncology nursing experience Preferred
- Chemotherapy competency Preferred
- RN - Reg Nurse (Single State)
- RN-COMPACT - RN - Multi-state Compact
- BLS - Basic Life Support
Company overview
Wellstar Health System is one of Georgia's largest and most comprehensive integrated healthcare systems, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. As a non-profit health system, Wellstar operates with a mission to enhance the health and well-being of every person it serves through its PeopleCare approach. The system employs approximately 29,469 to 33,000 team members across multiple hospitals, health parks, medical offices, outpatient centers, pediatric centers, nursing facilities, and hospice and home care services. Wellstar is nationally recognized for operating Georgia's largest integrated trauma network and features the second-largest Emergency Department in the United States. The organization provides more than $1 billion annually in charity care and community programs, demonstrating its commitment to community health. Wellstar has earned numerous accolades including recognition on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, Best Workplaces in Health Care, and PEOPLE Companies that Care lists. The system embraces innovation through its venture firm Catalyst by Wellstar, which nurtures early-stage healthcare companies, and maintains academic partnerships with institutions like the Medical College of Georgia for caregiver training. With specialties spanning cardiovascular care, oncology, women's health, pediatrics, musculoskeletal services, and numerous other medical disciplines, Wellstar delivers comprehensive healthcare across all stages of life.