As an Infusion Center Registered Nurse, you will communicate effectively and work cooperatively with others while having respect for and an understanding of other clinical disciplines. To help achieve our mission, you will use an integrated approach toward achieving desired patient outcomes while ensuring improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning. Providing direction and guidance to others regarding practice while serving as a resource, preceptor and mentor is of vital importance. Your leadership skills in decision making and problem solving are essential. Your ability to provide comprehensive patient and family education including information about treatments, medications, chemotherapy and other appropriate items, while keeping patients and families informed about all aspects of the plan of care, is required. Working with members of the healthcare team to provide patients and families with appropriate resources and support is expected.

The Infusion Clinic is open Monday - Saturday 7a-7p. Registered Nurses can work four 9's or three 12's and one Saturday shift a month.

This is a Part Time (.6 FTE) position. 

Job Responsibilities
 

Demonstrates effective and appropriate communication skills among healthcare team members, patients and families. Collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team and incorporates their expertise to achieve desired patient outcomes. Keeps informed of department initiatives. Incorporates the outcomes of team or committee work into practice. Delegates patient care activities and coordinates unit activities. Integrates nursing research and findings into practice and performance improvement activities. Serves as a role model to others through conduct, communication, mutual respect, ethical decision making, critical thinking and problem solving skills. Demonstrates role model and leadership behaviors consistently. Acts as a clinical resource and serves as a mentor to healthcare team members. Identifies own learning needs and develops professional goals. Seeks opportunities to obtain education to enhance practice. Serves as a resource and subject matter expert for other disciplines to provide education, guidance and other support as needed.

Requirements

Certification - Basic Life Support; Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification within 2 years of hire; obtain chemo card within 3 months of hire

Licensure - Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse

Experience - 1 year of infusion nursing experience.

Education - BSN or AD; if RN has an AD, within 2 years from the date of hire, they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following: 1) Identify which accredited school they plan to attend; 2) Provide a written plan with the anticipated BSN completion date; 3) Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required pre-requisites and timeline for taking the courses; and 4) Complete BSN within 5 years of start date