Senior Oncology Infusion Nurse – Day Shift

Covenant Health; Sevierville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Health's Downtown Infusion Services unit is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care within an infusion setting, coordinating care planning with other disciplines. This full-time, day-shift role is based in Sevierville, TN.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of professional experience, Tennessee RN licensure with CPR, and the ability to lead care in an oncology-infused environment, participate in program development, and support patient education.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
• Minimum Experience: Minimum of three (3) years professional experience.
• Licensure Requirement: Must have and maintain Tennessee State RN licensure. CPR required

Responsibilities

• Correlates patient history and support systems within hospital care/nursing home care.
• Assesses needs of patient and family.
• Develops and initiates plan of care, involving patient and family.
• Recommends interventions.
• Evaluates plan of care.
• Clinical expertise and knowledge is such that individual can resolve complex patient/management/physician problems without supervision.
• Demonstrates competence in performing critical skills to include appropriate delivery of care according to the age-specific needs of the population served.
• Leads process improvement initiatives in their own unit or participate in facility team.
• Precepts new employees/students or attends formal preceptor workshop and is willing to precept. Reviews clinical performance of preceptee with unit leader or clinical instructor.
• Provides four contact hours of educational activities, excluding basic patient education.
• Contributes to development and evaluation of unit orientation program.
• Supervises LPNs, Nursing Assistants, HUCs, Techs, and sitters.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing care

Care coordination

Job description

Covenant Health's Downtown Infusion Services unit is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care within an infusion setting, coordinating care planning with other disciplines. This full-time, day-shift role is based in Sevierville, TN.

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of professional experience, Tennessee RN licensure with CPR, and the ability to lead care in an oncology-infused environment, participate in program development, and support patient education.