Travel Nurse RN – Oncology – $2,110 per week in Chapel Hill, NC

Job Description

Job Title: Clinical Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Oncology
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Days
Hours per Shift: 10
Experience: One (1) year of nursing experience required; previous chemotherapy experience and certification required
License: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina
Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification required

Must-Have: Previous chemotherapy experience and certification

Description:
Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards.
The Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.
Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
Uses patient education materials relevant to the patient population.
Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers.
Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
Identifies expected patient outcomes.
Seeks guidance as needed in revision of the plan of care.
Participates in discussions with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care.
Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects of care.
Performs bedside point of care testing as required for the patient care plan.
Utilizes organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures in the delivery of care.
Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs.
Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues and high-risk discharge planning needs.
Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations with assistance.
Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frames or renegotiates with supervisor.
Is knowledgeable about activities that facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration.
Participates in the development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.
Effectively uses communication systems.
Participates in promoting cost-effective care.
Gives feedback to co-workers.
Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the healthcare environment.
Promotes a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment for all.
Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.
Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education, and safety needs.
Synthesizes assessment data into a meaningful whole prior to communication to others.
Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families.
Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care.
Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
Uses full range of communication as a means to convey planning.
Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care.
Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice.
Brings ideas and questions to the staff for assessment of applicability.