Registered Nurse (RN) | Oncology Clinic

Location:

Avera Cancer Institute-Marshall

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

• Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1! 
• Options for Free Health Insurance!
• Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
• Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve with providing direct resident care.
• Positive Work Environment: Be part of an organization where we practice the mission in our daily operations and demonstrate our pride by delivering excellent care.

Work Schedule

• Day shift
• Clinic hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 40 hours/2 weeks

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

• $34.46-55.04

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Utilizing the nursing process, the RN effectively manages and provides counseling, individualized care prescriptions, does individualized and group education and delivers quality of care that is consistent with acceptable standards of nursing practice. Communicates effectively with physicians to ensure patient care. He/she assumes responsibility and accountability for his/her actions and outcomes of patient care delivered while caring for the patient. Will provide back-up coverage for Radiation/Oncology clinic nurse in Avera Cancer Institute Marshall.

What you will do

• Communication: Is committed to communicating effectively with individuals in order to meet their needs.
• Greets and identifies self by providing a statement of welcome, name, department and role as appropriate to the situation whether in person or via telephone.
• Protects privacy and confidentiality by avoiding personal and/or patient-related conversations in public places, closing curtains/doors for privacy and keeping all written documents and computer screens secure.
• Communicates effectively with customers and coworkers by listening attentively, not interrupting, taking concerns to the appropriate individual, and ensuring body language matches what is being conveyed.
• Attitude: Is committed to serving individuals with the utmost care and courtesy.
• Demonstrates compassion by treating everyone with respect an dignity.
• Demonstrates patience, understanding and support of individuals.
• Demonstrates hospitality by portraying a welcoming presence, attentiveness to needs and agracious manner.
• Demonstrates stewardship through respect, truth and integrity.
• Utilizes resources responsibly.
• Promotes Avera Marshall in a positive light to everyone, both internally and externally.
• Responsiveness: Is committed to anticipating and responding to the needs of all individuals.
• Establishes individual's expectations by asking, “How can I help you?”Takes responsibility for follow through (if you are unable to meet the expectation, make sure itis carried out by someone else).
• Acknowledges, apologizes and responds when expectations are not met by utilizing servicerecovery tools.
• Engagement: Takes ownership of all we do, and responsibility for the outcomes of our efforts.
• Collaborates with others to deliver the highest quality service by including individuals, familymembers and the healthcare team when determining best plan for individuals/stakeholders.
• Demonstrates commitment to coworkers by showing courtesy, respect and appreciation, sharingknowledge and being receptive to new processes.
• Chemotherapy Infusion Essential DutiesAssessment: Collects, charts and relays patient health data including:Establishing and maintaining a baseline history and physical information in collaboration withprovider for new and on-going clients.
• Visit specific data as needed such as chief complaint, vital signs, height/weight, level of pain,tolerance of therapy.
• Yearly age-appropriate screening or treatment related testing needs.
• Assurance that patient charts are comprehensive, physician orders noted, completed anddocumented, and complete nursing documentation of therapies delivered.
• Response to therapies delivered previously or during a current visit.
• Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data in determining nursing diagnoses, problems, and goals.
• Provides triage for incoming patient related telephone calls, emergent client visits andemergencies during delivery of therapies with provider input when necessary.
• Outcome Identification: Identifies expected outcome/goals individualized to the patient toinclude;Prioritization for timely client flowAttending to routine or emergency needs of clients.
• Anticipatory guidance regarding expected continuing patient care needs.
• Planning: Develops a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
• Schedules appointments, procedures and tests as needed.
• Implementation: Implements interventions identified in the plan of care:Prepares client for visit, such as pre-visit instructions/parameters, clinic orientation/routine.
• Assist provider during procedures, treatments, examinations and testing such as bone marrowbiopsies.
• Administers prescribed medications.
• Performs tests and treatments within scope of practice.
• Provide patient education for tests, procedures, therapies, diagnosis, symptom management.
• Provide education regarding ongoing health choices/management, including wellness and healthmaintenance counseling.
• Quality of Care: Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Adjusts practice to improve quality.
• Lends clinical quality improvement efforts as needed.
• Performance Appraisal: Evaluates his/her own nursing practice in relation to professionalstandards and relevant statutes and regulations.
• Education: Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice, with particular emphasis in area of clinical practice; medical oncology and hematology.
• Maintains certification in chemotherapy (Oncology Nursing Society)Completes yearly competencies Completes yearly mandatory education Membership to a professional organization encouraged.
• Collegiality: Contributes to the professional development of peers, colleagues and others.
• Delegates nursing interventions to those qualified to perform tasks.
• Participates in clinical/operational efforts that involve Clinic Operations overall as needed.
• Performs general nursing care to patients.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments inaccordance with nursing standards.
• Coordinates the patient care activities for the clinic.
• Ethics: Decisions and actions on behalf of clients are determined in an ethical manner.
• Utilizes ANA Code for Nurses with Interpretive Statements to guide practice decisions.
• Preparesequipment and assists provider during procedures, treatments, examinations, and testing ofpatients.
• Collaboration: Collaborates with the client, significant others and healthcare providers and teammembers in providing patient care.
• Makes referrals to the appropriate team member regarding client identified needs.
• Coordinates clinic patient care activities, to include patient care crisis issues and complaints.
• Observes, records, and reports patient's condition and reaction to drugs and treatments toprovider.
• Dispenses medications as directed.
• Resource Utilization: Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and cost in planning anddelivering patient care.
• Maintains exam room/infusion center with necessary supplies and equipment.
• Ensures infection control standards are met.
• Oversees appointment scheduling and ensurespreferences are given to patients in emergency situations.
• Maintains timely flow of patients.
• Performs nursing assessments and evaluations of patients and documents information.
• Providescontinuity of care through verbal and written communication.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
• Suggests solutions to patient care crisis problems and complaints.
• Observes, records and reports patient's condition and reactions to drugs and treatments to provider.
• Works with registration for appointments and scheduling.
• Screens patients for appropriate information including obtaining the health history, taking vitals andconducting a nursing assessment.
• Instructs patients in collection of samples and tests.
• Responds to and refers incoming telephone calls.
• Instructs patient and family regarding medicationsand treatment instructions.
• Maintains and views patient records, charges and other pertinent information to include, but notlimited to the following:chart visits at end of day and/or all necessary information and drugs prescribedwork up new patient chartsreview all lab, hospital and other reportsEducates patient and family about diagnostic process, medications, nutrition and maintenance ofhealth and wellness.
• Prepares the equipment and assists provider during procedures, treatments, examinations and testingof patients.
• Responsible for IV administration of fluids and intravenous medications, injections and venousaccess maintenance and care, heplocks, working with PICC lines and porta-caths.
• Prepares equipment and assists provider during procedures, treatments, examinations and testing.
• Maintains exam rooms for necessary supplies and materials.
• Ensures cleanliness in exam rooms andorders and maintains supply of medication.
• Flexible work schedule to accommodate physician and patient needs3Navigates Meditech and Mosaiq software3All other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Board of Nursing An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire and
• ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society Upon Hire

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• 1-3 years Oncology nursing or infusion experience

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.
• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement
• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.