RN - Surgical Oncology

Registered Nurse

Surgical Oncology

Location: 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, 76508

Shift: Days Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Cancer experience preferred

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who uses the BSWH nursing professional practice model to coordinate patient care delivery by the healthcare team. Using the nursing process, the RN assesses the patient, identifies nursing diagnoses based on responses to health problems, develops and implements an individualized plan of care, and evaluates the patient’s response. The RN promotes safe passage for their patients by using knowledge of patient needs and the healthcare environment to assist patients in transitioning through the encounter without preventable complications or delays.

The RN delegates interventions to health care personnel based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act, each patient's condition, and the competencies of the employee.

RN job is to be used for RNs in hospital inpatient and outpatient departments with 24X7 staffing, including departments with on‑call staffing on off shifts. Examples of hospital inpatient and outpatient procedural areas: GI Lab, Pain Management, Dialysis, Infusion Centers, and IV Services.

• Clinical Judgment:
  Using clinical reasoning, conducts accurate assessments according to practice standards. Identifies and prioritizes patient and family needs. Develops, implements, and evaluates the nursing plan of care, modifying it as needed to meet clinical outcomes.
• Clinical Inquiry:
  Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice, including nursing-sensitive indicators. Supports evidence‑based practice changes through research utilization and experiential learning. Participates in quality/performance improvement initiatives.
• Caring Practices:
  Creates a compassionate, supportive, safe, and therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff. Develops therapeutic relationships and manages emotional and physical pain to promote comfort, healing, and the prevention of unnecessary suffering.
• Response to Diversity:
  Recognizes, appreciates, and incorporates a patient’s and family’s unique differences—culture, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values—into an individualized plan of care.
• Advocacy and Moral Agency:
  Preserves and protects the confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights of patient and family; represents their concerns; and identifies and resolves ethical and clinical issues.
• Facilitation of Learning:
  Facilitates learning for patients, families, nursing staff, and others, integrating appropriate education throughout the continuum of care to help them make informed decisions. Assesses