Oncology Nurse Cancer Center Beckley Beckley-Dry Hill Road

Demonstrate competent clinical skills; utilize critical thinking to identify and meet patient needs; achieve positive patient outcomes through group process; display leadership traits that contribute to attainment of patient and departmental goals; assist with unit QI/research projects; identify actual legal/ethical issues and implement appropriate nursing actions. (Competent)

• Patient Care:
  Demonstrates consistent use of nursing process in daily practice and manages more complex patients with minimal assistance.
• Knowledge and
  
  Skills:
  
  Identifies personal learning needs to be competent in area of practice; independently performs advanced skills; begins to assist others to develop skills using the teaching/learning process.
• Professional Relationships/Leadership:
  Initiate and effectively demonstrate behaviors which result in positive patient outcomes through group process; identifies need to change own practice based on PI/QI outcomes.
• Quality Improvement/Research:
  Expands understanding of research process and the specific application to nursing practice

Patient Group Knowledge (Only applies to positions with direct patient contact)

The employee must possess/obtain (by the end of the orientation period) and demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide developmentally appropriate assessment, treatment or care as defined by the department’s identified patient ages. Specifically the employee must be able to demonstrate competency in:
1) ability to obtain and interpret information in terms of patient needs;
2) knowledge of growth and development; and
3) understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.

Competency Statement

Must demonstrate competency through an initial orientation and ongoing competency validation to independently perform tasks and additional duties as specified in the job description and the unit/department specific competency checklist.

Credentials

• Registered Nurse (Required)
• Basic Life Support (Required) Within 30 days of hire

Days

Full Time Regular 1.0

Beckley-275 Dry Hill Road

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Beckley

Lauren R. Lane lauren.lane

Negotiable