Outpatient Specialty Registered Nurse (RN): Oncology

trinityhealth; Mason City (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center is seeking an Outpatient Specialty Registered Nurse to deliver comprehensive oncology/hematology care in an outpatient setting.

You will educate patients and families, coordinate care with physicians, and support a multidisciplinary team to achieve excellent patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong customer service orientation and professional nursing practice.
• Provides care using nursing process with education for patients and families.
• Experience in oncology/hematology patient care is beneficial.
• Able to triage patient calls and coordinate with physicians.

Responsibilities

• Deliver oncology/hematology nursing care in an outpatient setting.
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
• Assist in procedures, exams, and follow-ups as needed.
• Demonstrate adaptability to changing healthcare environment.

Education

RN license

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift Description: At MercyOne, health care is more than just a doctor's visit or a place to go when you're in need of medical attention. Our Mission is based on improving the health of our communities - that means not only when you are sick but keeping you well.

MercyOne North Iowa is the largest provider of health care services in our region, and we are proudly the largest employer in Cerro Gordo County. Our hospital is a private, not-for-profit health care center, licensed for 346 beds, which serves more than 400,000 inpatients and outpatients each year. In addition, MercyOne North Iowa is a teaching institution. We conduct a Family Medicine Residency, Internal Medicine Residency, Cardiology Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and a School of Radiologic Technology. MercyOne North Iowa is a clinical training site for approximately 500 students from 127 different colleges enrolled in programs for medical laboratory, nursing, paramedic, rehabilitation, medical assistants, pastoral services, physicians and many other medical fields.

MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center:

When it comes to cancer care, there's no substitute for experience. That's why MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center offers you the most respected and sophisticated oncology care; including state-of-the-art therapies, personalized medicine and surgery in combination with clinical research and many support services. Our Cancer Center is staffed by highly specialized and caring professionals with numerous years of experience in providing high quality cancer care.

The MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center is truly unique because it was designed to provide a broad spectrum of necessary treatment services in one, easy-to-access location. Having all of our services in one location means you can coordinate with your entire care team without traveling to several locations to receive outstanding care. Want to learn more about MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center ? MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center

Join the MercyOne Family! We are looking to hire an Outpatient Specialty RN at our MercyOne North Iowa Cancer Center

As a Outpatient Specialty Registered Nurse at MercyOne, you will accept responsibility and accountability for the delivery of care through the use of the nursing process. Directs and guides patient and family education. Cares for all types of oncology/hematology and related patients in Medical Oncology while maintaining professional nursing standards. Practices nursing within the Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa professional nursing practice plan

Schedule:

Full time 36hours a week

M-F 8:00a-4:30p

General Requirements:

• Demonstrates customer service to others as a number one priority and accomplishes this by integrating Service Excellence into all aspects of the work day, taking responsibility for service recovery and working for outcomes that delight the customer.
• Evaluates patient/family response to nursing interventions. Acts as a resource for the nursing interventions. Acts as a resource for the nursing process to other clinical nurses.
• Assesses patients and identifies common physical and psychosocial needs. Develops ability to identify unusual, complex physical and psychosocial needs.
• Guides and directs patient care activities for above indicated population, by utilizing clinical/critical thinking skills and evidence based practice.
• Triages patient phone calls and assesses for level of care needed, referring to physicians or providing nursing intervention as assessment indicates.
• Assists the physicians/midlevel provider in patient care activities (consultations, exams, procedures, follow-ups, treatments.)
• Provides or facilitates learning opportunities to meet the educational needs of the patient and family by assessing the learning needs and by formulating and initiating a teaching plan to meet those needs.
• Serves as an educator to patients and families regarding management of parental and oral antineoplastic therapy administration, safe-handling, medical adherence, and sideeffect management of said therapy.
• Collaborates with members of the inter-disciplinary health care team to achieve desired patient care outcomes.
• Adapts positively to the ever-changing health care environment by supporting technology and process changes. Willing to learn new things, is open to change and maintains a calm positive manner under stressful conditions.
• Identifies, participates and takes action in activities, which solve problems, promotes better patient care, nursing development and professional growth, and supports process improvement teams, which influence customer satisfaction, clinical outcomes, and financial stability.
• Promotes and maintains positive working relationships in a collegial manner with coworkers, medical staff and personnel of other departments and demonstrates effective communication skills. Assists others needing help as necessary and displays flexibility in job res