POOL NURSE UNIT

Moffitt Cancer Center; Florida; On-site; USD 61,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Thoracic Oncology Clinic and deliver individualized patient-centered care. You will use the nursing process to assess, plan, and evaluate care, educate patients and families, and participate in professional development and quality improvement activities in a high-volume oncology setting.

Our team provides multidisciplinary expertise and strives for compassionate care aligned with Duffy's caring model and hospital

Qualifications

• RN must hold Florida RN license and BLS certification.
• 1 year of relevant nursing experience for BSN or ASN candidates.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, and evaluate the care of cancer patients and families.
• Identifies, documents, and provides patient education based on learning needs of the patient.
• Participates in Evidence based improvement activities related to area of practice.
• Participates in professional development based on nursing professional standards, regulatory requirements, and job expectations.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Patient education

Evidence-based practice

Education

BSN from ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with at least one year of relevant experience

ASN from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with 1 year of relevant experience

Job description

Working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, Moffitt employs some of the best and brightest minds from around the world. Join a dedicated team of nearly 11,000 who are shaping the future we envision. Moffitt has been recognized as a Best and Brightest Company to Work For in the Nation and is continually named one of the Tampa Bay Times’ Top Workplaces.

Summary To deliver individualized quality nursing care to cancer patients and families in accordance with established hospital guidelines, nursing professional practice model, nursing care standards and policies and in accordance with ANA code of ethics and external regulatory agencies. Registered Nurses embody the vision, mission, and philosophy of Moffitt Nursing and are committed to and accountable for personalized patient and family centered care and the concepts of Duffy's quality caring model/caring factors. These frameworks of care include: collaboration and mutual problem solving, dignity and human respect, encouraging manner, attentive reassurance, appreciation of unique meaning, healing environment, basic human needs, information sharing, caring for self, and affiliation needs. (see attached)

Registered Nurses use the nursing process to effectively plan and manage quality patient care. Biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational and discharge planning needs are addressed in all steps of the nursing process. This is demonstrated in base-line and comparative documentation, entered in a timely manner, and with evidence of age-appropriate consideration when care is planned, delivered, and evaluated. The Professional Practice Model graphic and Duffy's caring factors are attached.

Moffitt Cancer Center's Thoracic Oncology Program specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, thymoma, mesothelioma, tracheal cancer, Pancoast tumors and other thoracic malignancies. Because of our exclusive focus on this particular range of cancers, we’re able to provide each patient with an individualized treatment recommendation that gives them the best possible prognosis - not to mention the best possible quality of life. Our survival rates routinely exceed national averages, a product of our exceptional level of expertise and multispecialty approach to treatment. Our Thoracic Oncology Program is based on a collaboration of a number of experienced specialists, including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pulmonologists, pathologists and thoracic surgeons. This diverse team provides a comprehensive range of services.

Our Thoracic Oncology Clinic cares for 80-90 patients a day, where patients can access: Diagnostic and staging tests, including pathology and imaging services with results interpreted by radiologists who specialize in thoracic readings. Molecular tumor profiling to determine the most promising treatments for each patient’s unique genetic tumor makeup. Chemotherapy, including oral and intravenous options and innovative drug combinations. Radiation therapy, including stereotactic precision-targeted radiation delivery techniques. Surgery, including minimally invasive, video-assisted and robotic procedures. Supportive care, including nutrition consultations, pulmonology support, smoking cessation and pain management. Screening services, including low-dose CT scanning and multi‑specialist tumor board peer reviews, for which we have been named a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance. Access to the latest clinical trials, including immunotherapy and targeted therapy treatments.

The Thoracic Oncology Clinic is currently looking for a Registered Nurse to join our team.

Position Highlights:

• The Registered Nurse delivers individualized quality nursing care to cancer patients and families in accordance with established hospital guidelines, nursing professional practice model, nursing care standards and policies and in accordance with ANA code of ethics and external regulatory agencies.
• Registered Nurses embody the vision, mission, and philosophy of Moffitt Nursing and are committed to and accountable for personalized patient and family centered care and the concepts of Duffy's quality caring model/caring factors. These frameworks of care include: collaboration and mutual problem solving, dignity and human respect, encouraging manner, attentive reassurance, appreciation of unique meaning, healing environment, basic human needs, information sharing, caring for self, and affiliation needs.
• Registered Nurses use the nursing process to effectively plan and manage quality patient care. Biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational and discharge planning needs are addressed in all steps of the nursing process. This is demonstrated in base‑line and comparative documentation, entered in a timely manner, and with evidence of age‑appropriate consideration when care is planned, delivered, and evaluated.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Performing thorax drainage
• Teaching patients to perform self‑drainage with PleurX Catheter
• Pre and Post surgery patient thoracic and esophagus education
• Outpatient clinic setting experience

Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, and evaluate the care of cancer patients and families. Integrates patient and family centered care and the quality caring factors into practice
• Identifies, documents, and provides patient education based on learning needs of the patient
• Participates in Evidence based improvement activities related to area of practice
• Participates in professional development based on the nursing professionals standards, regulatory requirements, and job expectations

Credentials and Qualifications:

• BSN from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with at least one year of relevant experience or ASN from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with 1 year of relevant experience
• FL RN License
• BLS Certification

An applicant for this position, who will be or is seeking Florida licensure by endorsement, must not have any National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) reports, unless the applicant has successfully appealed to have their name removed from the NPDB. An applicant is encouraged to conduct a NPDB Self‑Query before proceeding with an employment application: https://www.npdb.hrsa.gov/pract/howToGetStarted.jsp

Salary Range $44.25 - $44.25. Salary ranges posted for this position represent the expected base pay range for the role. Actual compensation may vary based on location and a variety of job‑related factors, including experience, skills, education, and internal equity among Team Members in similar positions. We are committed to maintaining fair and equitable pay practices and regularly review compensation to ensure alignment across our workforce.

1. Equal Employment Opportunity

Moffitt Cancer Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or protected veteran or disabled status. We seek candidates whose skills, and personal and professional experience, have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.

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