RN-Surgical Oncology

Baptist; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis is seeking a registered nurse to provide direct and indirect patient care in a fast-paced clinical setting. You will collaborate with physicians, leadership, and the multidisciplinary team to promote optimal patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes critical thinking, compassionate care, and adherence to nursing processes, with emphasis on patient education and advocacy throughout hospitalization and discharge planning.

Qualifications

• RN required with BLS certification within 14 days of hire.
• Graduate nursing program completion is required.
• Experience with patient education and discharge planning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patients appropriately based on medical condition.
• Administers medications as prescribed and monitors patient responses.
• Provides care suitable to patient age and condition, including basic self-care activities.
• Delivers teaching plans that involve family when appropriate.
• Works with multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care.
• Assists physicians with procedures and supports technical tasks as needed.
• Identifies psychosocial needs and coordinates with social services for discharge planning.
• Maintains cost-effective practices and proper use of supplies.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Communication

Documentation

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

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.

Licensure

• RN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE