RN - Medical Specialties​/Oncology

Location: CHA Cambridge Hospital

Work Days: M-F

Category: Registered Nurse

Department: Medical Specialties Clinic at CHA Cambridge Hospital

Job Type: Part time

Work Shift: Day

Hours/Week: 20

Union: Yes

Union Name: MNA Cambridge

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a community hospital that cares for a highly diverse population in the Boston metro‑north region. As a member of our Medical Specialty team, you will help us care for patients in Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease, Neurology, and Pulmonary Medicine. This includes consults and procedures at our two acute care hospitals and ambulatory care at our three medical specialty clinics.

The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for planning and providing patient care in accordance with established Nursing Standards of Care. They demonstrate initiative, knowledge and clinical skills in caring for patients with complex needs. The Registered Nurse effectively manages patients by assuming full responsibility for the assessment, plan, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care and directly reports to a designated nurse manager and/or clinical manager / off‑shift manager.

Newly hired, experienced RNs interested in committing to a minimum of two years of employment at Cambridge Health Alliance may be eligible to receive a sign‑on or retention bonus of $10,000. Part‑time employees may be eligible for a prorated retention bonus. Please speak with your HR Advisor for details.

• Conducts a patient‑centered assessment utilizing appropriate assessment techniques for ambulatory nursing.
• Synthesizes available data, information, and nursing knowledge relevant to the presenting health situation to identify unique medical/nursing needs and implements appropriate interventions for age‑specific categories.
• Competently utilizes evidence‑based ambulatory care nursing interventions during clinical visits, telephone encounters, and electronic communications.
• Provides age‑appropriate care in a compassionate, caring, culturally, and ethnically sensitive manner.
• Participates in the development and implementation of the interdisciplinary plan of care that identifies strategies tailored to achieve expected outcomes.
• Documentation meets CHA, professional, and accreditation standards to facilitate communication of the patient condition in the provision and coordination of treatment and services.
• Using CHA approved protocols for telephone triage, the ambulatory care nurse determines the urgency and disposition based on data to expedite care and provide tailored health information and advice to the patient/family.
• Coordinates the delivery of care within the practice setting and across health care settings.
• Delegates appropriate interventions to the ambulatory care team based on their demonstrated competency, state practice acts, available evidence‑based guidelines, regulatory and governmental standards, and organizational policies and defined outcome measures.
• Adheres to position descriptions, policies, protocols, and procedures related to nursing professional practice.
• Serves as a point of contact for coordination of care across multiple agencies and/or health‑care organizations.
• Employs strategies that promote the health/wellness of individuals/families and populations.
• Supports the patient and their caregiver in developing skills for self‑efficacy to promote, maintain, or restore health, such as health‑lifestyle tips, risk‑reducing behaviors, age and developmental needs, daily living activities, and preventive care.
• Contributes to data collection that monitors ambulatory care nursing and organizational performance.
• Integrates into practice the findings of quality of care and performance improvement initiatives that improve the quality of ambulatory care nursing practice, outpatient care services, and organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Employs critical attributes of effective collaboration to create, promote, and maintain an environment that supports successful partnership and high‑performance team outcomes.
• Demonstrates CHA Circle of Values and…