Registered Nurse - RN Specialty Infusion for Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Full Time

It's more than a career, it's a calling

WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group South Madison Campus

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

WI-SSM Health Dean Medical Group South Madison Campus

•    Join a team of REMARKABLE nurses that use compassion and teamwork to care for their inspiring patients.
•    Connect and form therapeutic relationships with oncology patients.
•    Provide education and support to patients receiving chemotherapy. Administer chemotherapy and monitor patients during their treatment. 
•    Participate in ongoing oncology educational and growth opportunities.

Opportunities to train in triage after 1 year of experience. 
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•    Opportunity to have variety within the same department by also rotating in the lab. Emphasis on accessing ports and utilizing central lines to draw patient’s labs while remaining a resource to the team administering chemotherapy and immunotherapy.

• Department: Ambulatory Infusion Chemotherapy

• Patient Population or Ratio: 3-5 average patients a day

• Schedule:  Day Shift, Monday through Friday, No Holidays or Weekends. Potential for 8- or 10-hour shifts. Clinic is open from 0730-1800, specific hours TBD. 

• Starting Pay: $35.02 + (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.) $10, 000 sign on bonus applied to FIRST paycheck for qualified candidates!!!

• Location: South Madison Campus

Job Summary:

Performs the primary functions of a Registered Nurse in assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of all assigned patients.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively supports the care of the patient.
• Assesses and addresses the needs of the patient/family.
• Works collaboratively with other interprofessional team members in resolving patient/family problems, concerns and issues.
• Collaborates with other departments as needed to establish the patient/family treatment plan.
• Individualizes, implements, evaluates or updates the plan of care and patient educational needs regarding vascular access.
• Possesses the ability to complete intravenous insertion and assessment to include peripheral and central line access.
• Utilizes equipment such as point of care ultrasound equipment and intravenous infusion pumps as appropriate.
• Effectively demonstrates proper interpretation of department specific policies and related laboratory results to safely manage specific patient needs.
• Implements, monitors and records patient care and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Takes appropriate actions to unanticipated changes in patient condition.
• Utilizes the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to access treatment and therapy plans.
• As an SSM Health nurse, demonstrates the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model.
• Utilizes the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.