Registered Nurse - Oncology - Per Diem

Registered Nurse - Oncology - Per Diem Days

A Registered Nurse functions as a caregiver for a specific patient population to achieve desired outcomes. The role focuses on expanding knowledge and skills, providing effective direct care as part of an interdisciplinary team to a variety of complex patients. The RN directs and oversees the care provided by other caregivers through delegation, validation, evaluation, and coordination, and effectively coordinates patient care activities among nursing peers, physicians, and support services.

• Assessment
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  Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation; performs age- and disease-specific assessment/data collection independently in a systematic manner focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive status; recognizes clinical and diagnostic status changes in patient status; identifies variables in patient/family education needs based on age, disease, and culturally specific learning differences.
• Planning
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  Develops a plan of care that prescribes strategies and interventions to attain expected outcomes; formulates age- and disease-specific patient/family centered goals/outcomes based on assessment data; develops and coordinates a patient/family focused, prioritized plan of care that encompasses the continuum of care.
• Implementation
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  Communicates, coordinates, and implements the plan of care; provides ongoing communication with patient/family, nursing colleagues, and other members of the health care team regarding patient status, rendered care, and treatment plans; implements age- and disease-specific care in an organized and timely manner; coordinates patient/family education as needed and ensures understanding; performs according to established protocols in clinical situations, including communicating with appropriate persons and documenting events;
  
  provides nursing care and treatments that reflect the patient's needs, advocates appropriately, and demonstrates evidence-based practice and compliance with standards; performs continuous point-of-care electronic documentation of assessments, plan-of-care, interventions, and evaluation of rendered care; administers medication utilizing the latest bar-scanning and documentation technologies; assists in multidisciplinary discharge to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.
• Evaluation
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  Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes; utilizes critical thinking skills based on nursing knowledge to achieve desired patient outcomes; initiates interventions related to patient condition changes and unexpected responses to care.

• Identifies ethical issues in the practice setting and brings them to the attention of other team members.
• Recognizes and responds to opportunities to enhance patient satisfaction.
• Acquires and maintains competencies, certifications, and continuing education to meet facility accreditation or licensing requirements.
• Adheres to the American Nurses Association Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
• Lifts a minimum of 35 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 10 lbs., and stands a minimum of 6 hours a day.
• Adheres to HMH's Organizational and Managerial competencies and standards of behavior.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.

• Minimum of an associate in Nursing or diploma of Nursing degree.
• BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire (for hires on or after November 2019). All staff Registered Nurses are required to have a BSN within five years of hire under the CC Union Contract; advanced master’s degree programs satisfy the BSN requirement.
• Six (6) or more months of relevant nursing experience or active participation in Hackensack Meridian Health's Nurse Residency Program.
• Ability to learn quickly, adapt to changing patient needs, demonstrate accountability for improving patient lives, exceptional teamwork focus, dedication to ongoing education, and passion for delivering high-quality care.

• National Certification in area of specialty preferred when eligible.

• Current and valid Registered Nurse license to work…