RN Physician Chemotherapy

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care is seeking dedicated nursing professionals to provide high quality patient care in Memphis. The role involves direct and indirect patient care, collaborating with healthcare teams, and ensuring patient safety through effective assessment and intervention.

Candidates must be graduates of accredited nursing programs and possess RN licensure. Skills required include critical thinking, compassion, and effective communication. Certification in BLS within 14 days of hire is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization.
• Knowledge of medications and ability to administer as prescribed.
• Skills in identifying and addressing psychosocial needs of patients.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients' medical conditions accurately.
• Formulates and evaluates teaching plans for patients and families.
• Communicates and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Critical thinking

Compassion

Integrity

Respect

Computer literacy

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Job description

Job Summary

Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
• Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
• Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
• Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
• Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
• Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
• Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
• Demonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
• Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
• Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
• Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

Special Skills

• Computer literacy.

Licensure

• RN; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE (Minimum required).
• ACLS/PALS Specialty Certification (Preferred).