RN Oncology Clinician - Paulding Outpatient Infusion Center Weekend PRN

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

The RN Oncology Infusion Therapy Clinician functions under the direction of the Manager Infusion Therapy or other designated leader. The RN Oncology Infusion Therapy Clinician demonstrates knowledge, competency, and clinical expertise in oncology infusion therapy including but not limited to hazardous drug therapies for treating malignant and nonmalignant conditions. This RN will regularly administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, antineoplastics agents, hazardous drugs, and targeted therapies.

The RN works in an outpatient infusion center; alternate settings may occur. The RN is responsible for providing safe patient care with an understanding and awareness of age‑appropriate and culturally aware needs, addressing patient/family biological, emotional, developmental, psychosocial, and educational needs, and delivering patient care in complex situations. The RN serves as a clinical resource to nursing staff, operational leadership, and medical staff.

All RNs are licensed, knowledgeable, and uphold the practice of nursing as outlined by the Georgia Professional Nurse Practice Act and the American Nurses Association. The RN is expected to attend staff meetings, in‑services, special projects, and continued education, and may serve as a preceptor for newly hired RN colleagues. Local travel is required. Float staff will be required to float between Cobb Hospital HOD's based on need.

All sites are within 35 miles of Cobb Hospital.

• Performs the Nursing Process (assessment; diagnosis; identification of outcomes; planning; implementation and evaluation) in the performance of clinical care using evidence‑based practice, using analytical/critical thinking and ensuring that care is individualized; coordinating care through effective partnerships recognizing that caring is central to achieve optimal patient care outcomes.
• Provides relationship‑based patient‑centered care that is consistent with population‑specific characteristics (e.g., age, gender, disease, etc.) in a manner that adapts service delivery to reflect an understanding of cultural diversity.
• Always partners with the patient and significant others (as appropriate) using such appropriate methods for setting and purpose (e.g., just in time and planned patient teaching; keeping the patient and significant others updated and making the patients goals the focus of the plan of care).
• Practices using current clinical practice standards including but not limited to chemotherapy and targeted therapies for treating malignant and nonmalignant conditions.
• Meets annual requirements for chemotherapy competence.

• Coordinates the delivery and documentation of safe quality patient care that promotes the professional care delivery model.
• Demonstrates teamwork and collaboration by practicing in a manner that is fiscally responsible and promotes the recruitment and retention of all healthcare team members.
• Participates and supports performance improvement inclusive of all stakeholders, research and research utilization to promote safe, quality patient care including initiating and/or leading such activities as well as, promoting an inter/intra‑disciplinary process and actively supports/participates in shared governance at all levels in the system.

• Completes all initial and ongoing professional competency assessments, required mandatory education, and population‑specific education.
• Serves as a preceptor and/or mentor for other professional nurses (and staff or students for all disciplines) to ensure that there is a current and future qualified workforce; modeling the professional practice of nursing and creating a healthy work environment.
• Cultivates oncology nursing knowledge and a commitment to providing the highest quality care by engaging in continuing education, earning or maintaining a specialty oncology certification or obtaining 12 continuing education credits annually.

• Promotes evidence‑based practice, nursing research, and performance…