Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Oncology

Tenet Healthcare Corporation; Palm Springs (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare Corporation in Palm Springs seeks a Per Diem Registered Nurse to lead and deliver direct patient care across diverse populations, including pediatric, adult and geriatric patients.

The role requires independent assessment, coordination with RN I/II, documentation, interpretation of labs, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes while maintaining confidentiality and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Oncology experience required.
• Compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g. TJC).
• Current CA RN license (must maintain current).
• Current BLS (must maintain current).
• IV skills and vascular access device management.
• Preceptor skills.
• Adult and pediatric education skills.
• E-mail, Word basic skills.
• Management and supervising skills.
• Mentoring abilities.
• Advanced communication skills.
• Problem solving abilities.
• Sound ethical philosophy and compassionate relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess patient care needs and learning needs across pediatric, adult and geriatric patients to develop plan of care.
• Assist RN I and RN II with assessment of complex patients.
• Document nursing assessments including physical and psychosocial data.
• Interpret lab diagnostics and use results in care planning; serve as a resource on the team.
• Identify and address complex situations; consult RN I/II for non-routine issues.
• Initiate referrals to interdisciplinary team members.
• Determine care priorities and assist team with planning.
• Involve patients and caregivers in goal setting and care planning.
• Ensure continuity of services across settings using protocols and pathways.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and communicate with family respecting cultural/age factors.

Skills

Oncology experience

Preceptor skills

Mentoring abilities

Advanced communication

Problem solving

Management skills

Education skills

Education

CA RN license

BLS certification

Job description

Job type: Per Diem

Shift: Days

Hours:

Registered Nurse serves in a leadership role and delivers direct patient care to assigned population.

• Demonstrates independence in assessing patient care needs and learning needs on routine and complex pediatric, adult and geriatric patients to develop plan of care.
• Assists RN I and RN II with assessment of complex patients.
• Documents pertinent nursing assessment, including physical and psycho-social on all assigned patients.
• Demonstrates understanding of lab diagnostic data and incorporates in assessment; acts as a resource for others in interpreting results.
• Identifies situations with complex variables, determines inter-relationship of variables and acts as consultant to RN I and RN II in assessing non-routine situations.
• Identifies potential and/or existing patient care problems within assignment and assumes responsibility for problem resolution, solving and utilizing resources appropriately.
• Initiates and follows through with appropriate referrals to other interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Determines optimal patient care priorities and assists other team members with priority planning.
• Plans care and education based on disease process and desired patient outcomes. Ensures continuity of services provided to patients across all healthcare settings, utilizing protocols and/or clinical pathways, as appropriate.
• Involves patient and care giver(s) in planning and setting of goals for care and incorporates these goals in the delivery
• Provides nursing care and patient education to assigned routine and complex patients, applying standards of care, policies and procedures, utilizing effective time management and instituting measures for a safe environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development throughout the life-span to competently provide care of pediatric, adult and geriatric patients.
• Documentation reflects the evaluation of the effectiveness of patient and/or care giver(s) education and discharge planning.
• Assists other team members in the completion of assignments, and is active as a resource, preceptor and role model.
• Performance reflects compliance and expertise based on principles as described and demonstrated in annual competencies.
• Discusses concerns or conflicts in appropriate setting, utilizing appropriate and effective verbal and non-verbal communication; recognized by co-workers as a role model for effective and professional communication.
• Maintains confidentiality of department and CCC patient information. Interacts with patient/care givers, physicians and CCC team in a positive proactive manner.
• Communicates with family and patient, taking into consideration cultural, educational and age specific criteria.
• Expresses ideas clearly; listens effectively; keeps others informed as necessary; chooses a appropriate and timely communication methods; willingly shares information.
• Modifies care delivery based on observations of patient's responses to interventions
• Utilizes continuous quality improvement measures to modify patient care to provide quality patient care outcomes.
• Initiates and applies new clinical interventions, based on expert knowledge, technical competency and literature review.
• Identifies recurring clinical issues and uses leadership skills to change or solve them.
• Consistently (verbal and non-verbal) supports administrative actions by serving as role model. Uses conflict resolution actions when conflicts or concerns are evident.
• Demonstrates the ability to act calmly, decisively and timely in difficult/emergent situations.
• Accomplishes unit goals through co-worker motivation.

Required:

• Oncology experience is required
• Complies with regulatory requirements (i.e. TJC) appropriate for position
• Current CA RN license (must maintain current at all times)
• Current BLS (must maintain current at all times)
• Competency in intravenous skills and vascular access device management
• Preceptor skills
• Adult and pediatric education skills
• E-mail, word basic skills
• Management, supervising skills
• Mentoring abilities
• Advanced communication skills
• Problem solving abilities
• Sound ethical philosophy and compassionate relationship skills