NWIN Infusion RN, Registry, Multispecialty Cancer Clinic, Day Shift

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Crown Point, located in Valparaiso, Indiana as a Registry Infusion Nurse (RN) Valparaiso location with the potential to float to crown point. 

The Infusion Nurse under the direction of the Attending Physician or a licensed independent Practitioner provides technically complex and high-risk nursing care services to patients including intravenous infusions, and injections for both chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy medications.

Essential Job Functions:

• Represents The University of Chicago Medicine (UCMC) in a positive manner with the prospective, former and current community we serve; interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and other customers of our services; demonstrates knowledge of the operating practices of UCMC.
• Upholds the Mission Statement of UCMC: to provide superior health care in a compassionate manner, ever mindful of each patient’s dignity and individuality. To accomplish our mission, we call upon the skills and expertise of all who work together to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and further the knowledge of those dedicated to caring.
• Handles confidential information consistent with Federal HIPAA legislation
• Performs a variety of clinical and research procedures with efficiency and high standards of quality; assures that the proper protocol is used for each sedation.
• Provides patient care in a compassionate and empathetic manner; demonstrates knowledge of age-specific considerations in the provision of care. Involves a multidisciplinary team as needed to support patient and family psychological, social and spiritual needs.
• Accurately completes required patient assessment, documentation, and interpretations for each patient encounter. Possesses sound professional judgment for timely physician intervention as needed. Recognizes patient conditions requiring immediate actions, initiates appropriate life supporting interventions while communicating appropriately with physicians.
• Maintains nursing equipment and work areas in proper working condition; reports malfunctioning equipment or housekeeping issues to the appropriate person. Maintains a neat and clean work area with equipment. Maintains adequate inventory control of all necessary supplies. Emergency equipment maintained with adequate availability, good working order and restocks as needed with a fiscal awareness and accountability.
• Interfaces with customers, specifically patients, families, visitors, and UCMC staff in a professional, positive and accommodating manner; demonstrates knowledge of AIDET principles and employs in all situations; demonstrates flexibility in accommodating special needs of customers whenever possible.
• Performs all required Quality Assurance testing as indicated or as required by UCMC
• Rotates to clinical areas as directed to assist in safe staffing ratios; utilizes resources to safely transport sedated patients to an appropriate or designated area within the UCMC.
• The RN is an expert in assessing and treating and evaluating patient conditions specific to their work area, e.g., anxiety, pain, claustrophobia and underlying disease conditions. Due to the complex nature of pain, RN will evaluate and treat pain in a prompt, caring fashion and reassess after each intervention, charting per UCMC protocol.
• RN maintains hospital required nursing & ICU unit specific competencies needed to provide proficient nursing care; RN will provide continuity of care for infant, pediatric or adult patients based on area of specialty. This includes assisting in the care of critically ill patients during sedation/procedural encounters. Administering high-risk infusion and transfusion (i.e. chemotherapy medicines).

Qualifications:

• ONS Chemotherapy Immunotherapy card within 3 months of hire.
• Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN degree or higher preferred.
  • Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months. ADN nurses receive 100% tuition reimbursement towards a BSN degree from an accredited program.
• OCN preferred
• Experience working in a research environment
• Chemotherapy experience preferred

License/Certifications:

• Currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state of Indiana.
• Current CPR/BLS through the American Heart Association.

Position Details:

• Job Type/FTE: Registry (.10FTE)
• Shift: Days 7:30am-4:00pm 
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Multispecialty Cancer Clinic - Valparaiso 
• CBA Code: Non-Union