Oncology RN – Per Diem, Day Shifts

Heywood Hospital; Gardner (MA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 107,000; Part time

Job summary

Heywood Healthcare seeks a per diem Registered Nurse for day shifts in Massachusetts. The role requires a current MA RN license, BLS, and at least 3 years of med/surg experience. ACLS preferred; chemotherapy/biotherapy training within 90 days or Oncology Nurse Certification preferred.

Per diem hours offer competitive base pay and earned time off. Responsibilities include assessing and planning patient care, administering meds and IV therapies, and documenting patient responses.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current MA RN License
• AHA BLS required
• ACLS preferred
• Completion of Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Program within 90 days of hire, unless holds a Certification as an Oncology Nurse (OCN) Oncology Certification (OCN) preferred

Responsibilities

• Assesses (and reassesses), plans, implements, and evaluates nursing interventions/plans of care/patient goals.
• Provides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.
• Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patient’s sense of dignity and positive self-regard.
• Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.
• Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.
• Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.
• Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).
• Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.
• Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.
• Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).
• Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).
• Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.
• Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physician’s orders, protocols, policies and procedures.
• Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.
• Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients’ response to medication.
• Initiates and administers IV\'s in accordance with physician orders and nursing policy and procedure to support required treatment.
• Observes and documents patients' response to intravenous therapy.
• Safely administers and monitors patients receiving blood and blood products according to policy and procedure and observes and documents patient’s response to blood transfusions.
• Initiates and safely administers biologic agents in accordance with physician orders and nursing policies, procedures and protocols.
• Assists with bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy
• Accesses venous access devices (VAD)
• Safely administers thrombolytic agent to clotted VAD
• Performs therapeutic phlebotomy
• Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Heywood Healthcare seeks a per diem Registered Nurse for day shifts in Massachusetts. The role requires a current MA RN license, BLS, and at least 3 years of med/surg experience. ACLS preferred; chemotherapy/biotherapy training within 90 days or Oncology Nurse Certification preferred.

Per diem hours offer competitive base pay and earned time off. Responsibilities include assessing and planning patient care, administering meds and IV therapies, and documenting patient responses.