• Completes ongoing assessments.
• Recognizes significant changes in patient's condition and responds appropriately.
• Develops and updates measurable goals for identified problems.
• Involves the patient/family (or designee) in developing a plan of care individualized to patient cultural, religious and educational needs.
• Coordinates the interdisciplinary plan of care.
• Provides nursing care based on patient-centered outcomes and standards of care that are based on current research and evidence-based practice.
• Safely administers patient care and treatments in accordance with the Standards of Safe Nursing Practice and institutional policy.
• Safely administers medications in accordance with the Standards of Safe Nursing Practice and institutional policy.
• Documents legibly using concise terms, correct terminology and approved abbreviations.
• Participates in on-going interdisciplinary evaluation of patient/family outcomes and contributes to the improvement of care.
• Participates in the quality improvement processes.
• Delegates tasks/assignments to employees according to their ability and within the scope of their job descriptions and according to the Delegation by Licensed Nurses, Ohio Administrative Code.
• Serves as a resource person sharing knowledge/skills.
• Participates in the Peer and Self-Review process.
• Adheres to values/guest service standards and Guiding Principles.
• Completes mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department specific competencies and requirements. Maintains applicable certification/licensure. Maintains required CPR.
• Follows hospital and department policies and procedures with special attention to attendance and punctuality, confidentiality, dress code and display of ID badge, and safety.
• Department Specific Job Core Duties: Accurately administers and documents chemotherapy, IV's and other medications according to established standards of care and policies and procedures including investigational chemotherapy.
• Enters laboratory, EKG and procedure orders/charges as applicable without errors.
• Obtains chemotherapy certification in accordance with departmental policy.
• Demonstrates familiarity of unit-based and hospital QI activities and participates in QI data collection and audits.
• Communicates problems promptly and directly to the Director.
• Performs in calm and professional manner during crisis, emergency or unexpected situations.
• Other duties as assigned

Education:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.

Certifications:

• Currently licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Ohio. Prior oncology experience and chemo certification preferred.

Complexity of Work:

• Maintains competencies specific to patient population served.
• Satisfactorily completes orientation programs. Satisfactorily completes/passes all mandated programs as required by policy and unit-based competencies/skills assessments as required.

Work Experience:

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
• Requires some exposure to communicable disease or bodily fluids.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required