Oncology Nursing Educator

Oncology Nursing Educator – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Department: 37257 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – Nursing:
Comprehensive Cancer Center – 6 Cancer Center

Position Status: Full time |
Hours: 40 hrs per week |
Schedule: Generally Monday–Friday with variable hours to ensure coverage with night and weekend staff |
Pay Range: $40.30 – $60.45 |
Benefits Eligible: Yes

6CC is a 40-bed oncology unit with 20 beds dedicated to Leukemia service and 20 beds dedicated to HOA service. HOA is an oncology service providing symptom management for a wide variety of cancer patients, focusing on side effects such as nausea/vomiting/diarrhea, pain management, fevers/infections, failure to thrive, etc. We provide compassionate and supportive care to our patients and their families.

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program
• Current RN license in the applicable state
• Required:
  
  BSN and 3 years' experience in Oncology
• Preferred: oncology-specific national certification (OCN). Required within 1 year of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association

• Teach and demonstrate proficiency in patient physical assessment skills, patient care and nursing skills (mobility, respiratory care, nutrition, pain management, oral care, infection prevention, lift equipment).
• Reinforce policies and procedures, protocols and guidelines with nursing staff.
• Coordinate nursing‑centered rounds and bedside reporting in conjunction with the Nurse Manager/Case Manager, with ability to phase in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Provide population‑specific unit educational programs in collaboration with preceptors and staff development instructors in informal, on‑site settings.
• Ensure quality of professional services by demonstrating and maintaining competency through updating knowledge and skills and continuing professional growth.
• Communicate in an effective, positive, and professional manner, role‑modeling behaviors associated with Caring Science.
• Create and maintain a safe and therapeutic environment for patients, self, co‑workers, and facility including assisting in teaching interpretation of and developing strategies to address nurse‑sensitive indicators and performance improvement.
• Support provision of age/developmentally appropriate patient care in accordance with Age/Developmental Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.

Effective oral, written, listening, and interpersonal communication skills; critical thinking skills; delegation skills; knowledge of policies and procedures; ability to synthesize and prioritize knowledge; ability to tailor teaching to different learning styles.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, located in Winston‑Salem, NC, is a key part of a nationally recognized academic health system. The 885‑bed tertiary care hospital houses the region's only children's hospital, burn center, Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers; the campus also hosts a National Cancer Institute‑designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and clinical centers of excellence across multiple specialties.

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