Registered Nurse (RN) Hematology/Oncology PRN

Dolly Parton Children's Hospital; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Dolly Parton Children's Hospital is seeking a nurse to provide individualized, goal-directed nursing care using the nursing process and primary nursing principles. The role involves planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care while collaborating with families, and contributing to professional development.

Responsibilities include data collection, care planning, outcomes identification, and ethical decision-making, with a focus on safety, quality, and ongoing learning in a pediatric

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated clinical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collects comprehensive data pertinent to patient healthcare needs and documents data concisely.
• Develops and follows a plan of care with interventions to attain outcomes.
• Identifies outcomes for the care plan individualized to patient and family.
• Implements and coordinates care to promote health and safety.
• Evaluates progress toward outcome attainment and care quality.
• Collaborates with family in nursing practice decisions and ethics.
• Integrates research findings into practice and contributes to knowledge generation.
• Serves as a leader in the practice setting and profession.

Skills

Excellent communication

Customer service

Clinical abilities

Education

Bachelor's or Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

BASIC PURPOSE OF THE JOBManages individualized, goal-directed nursing care through use of the nursing process and the principles of primary nursing in accordance with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.REPORTS TOPractice ManagerJOB REQUIREMENTSSupervisory Responsibilities: NOMinimum Education: Bachelors or Associates of Nursing RequiredDegree: NursingLicense/Certification Required: Nursing Licensure for State of TennesseeMinimum Work Experience: Pediatric nursing experience preferred.REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIESExcellent communication and customer service skills.Demonstrated clinical abilities.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESCollects comprehensive data pertinent to the healthcare needs of patients and formulates nursing diagnoses based on the analysis of that assessment data, and documents data in a concise and timely manner.Develops and follows a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.Identifies expected outcomes for the plan of care individualized to the child, family, and situation.Implements and coordinates the delivery of care while employing strategies to promote health and a safe environment.Evaluates progress toward the attainment of outcomes.Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.Collaborates with the family in the conduct of nursing practice. All decisions and actions are on behalf of the patient and family and in all areas of practice are determined in an ethical manner.Integrates research findings into practice and, where appropriate, participates in the generation of new knowledge in innovative ways.Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and colleagues.Serves as a leader in the practice setting and in the profession.Acquires and maintains current knowledge and competency in nursing practice.Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in planning and delivering care.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS-Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.Heavy lifting, pushing, and pulling is required up to 50 lbs occasionally, 20-30 lbs frequently, and 10lbs constantly to move objects of up to 150 lbs. Sudden emergency situations have the potential for exposure to lifting or moving of up to 150 lbs. Frequent bending, walking, sitting squatting, reaching, and standing are required. Keyboard/computer use and/or repetitive motions may be required.Come work where you can make a difference every day.