Rn - Registered Nurse - Hematology/Oncology

Jobtome; Lewisburg (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Medical plans

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

MyHealth Rewards

Family support

EAP program

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a registered nurse to support Lewisburg and Selinsgrove Cancer Centers. The role involves direct patient care, administering treatments and coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient and family experiences.

Full-time position, 36 hours weekly, days. The role emphasizes compassionate care, safety, and excellence in nursing practice within an academic health system known for comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required).
• Ability to perform comprehensive nursing assessments and plan patient care.

Responsibilities

• Performs and evaluates nursing activities to meet patient needs.
• Coordinates patient care with interdisciplinary team to ensure safety and quality.
• Administers medications, treatments, and diagnostic procedures.
• Documents care and lab results and manages IVs as required.
• Supports cancer center patients and families throughout the care continuum.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient care

IV administration

Chemotherapy administration

Education

Nursing Specialty Training

Job description

Job Summary

We’re working to create a national model for improving health. Today, we’re focused on bringing our region services that improve every facet of life to drive total health, inside and out. Through professional growth, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we’ve built an innovative culture that allows nurses to grow their skillsets, develop their practice, and leverage their years of experience to build a rewarding, lasting career with impact.

Job Duties

Assesses plans, organizes, performs, and evaluates nursing activities to meet the needs of the patient. Promotes adaptive responses of patient and family to achieve the highest level of patient care, promote safety, and maximize patient satisfaction. Exhibits compassionate care during patient-nurse interactions. Coordinates patient care and interaction of staff. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in their assigned nursing unit. Responsible for ensuring the very best patient and family experience by optimizing all interactions.

This role is full-time, 36 hours weekly;
Days.

This position will support both the Lewisburg and Selinsgrove Cancer Centers.

Benefits at Geisinger:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Three medical plan choices, including expanded network options
• Pre-tax savings plans (FSA & HSA)
• Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with automatic Geisinger contributions
• Generous PTO that accrues quickly
• Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program with financial incentives
• Family-friendly support: adoption/fertility assistance, parental leave, military leave, and Care.Com membership
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): mental health, legal guidance, childcare/eldercare referrals, and more
• Voluntary benefits: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more

Job Duties:

• Completes assessments as established by scope of practice and unit standards.
• Addresses physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patient and family throughout the continuum of care.
• Formulates, coordinates, and provides plan of care as established in unit standards including patient and family education with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Provides direct patient care including, treatments, medications, and diagnostic studies according to policy and procedure.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens and completes associated paperwork.
• Accesses implanted venous access devices for labs and infusions.
• Inserts, monitors, regulates and discontinues IV's as required by provider.
• Administers and disposes of chemotherapy as required by regulatory guidelines.
• Documents administration of chemotherapy.
• Administers and follows related research protocols.
• Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and revises plan of care based upon patient response to interventions.
• Initiates collaboration with physicians, ancillary personnel, and other interdisciplinary team members and acts to proactively resolve and facilitate patient needs.
• Problem solves, troubleshoots, and takes corrective measures in the care and handling of equipment.
• Participates in unit-based decision-making regarding the utilization of evidence- based practice.
• Actively participates as a team member working toward team goals of the unit and organization and is accountable for unit and system specific metrics.
• Actively participates in patient quality and safety education programs and other activities designed to improve departmental and organizational quality and safety.

Position Details

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Education

Graduate from Specialty Training Program-Nursing (Required)

About Geisinger

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.