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Position Summary
This position is located inside the Cancer Center with a main focus in Prostatic Artery Embolization.
The Registered Nurse (RN) assesses patient health problems and needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, and maintains medical records. The RN administers nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients in the clinic setting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assesses patient problems both in the office and on the phone, to determine disposition of patient.
- Facilitates patient care and documents all communication into the electronic medical record (EMR) .
- Communicates physician treatment plan including lab/imaging results to patients and documents appropriately within the EMR.
- Administers medications to patients and monitors patients for reactions or side effects.
- Consults and coordinates with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
- Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensures that stock of supplies is maintained.
- Monitors, records, and reports symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Instructs individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education and disease prevention. Develops health improvement programs.
- Engages in continuous learning, adjusts the application knowledge, skills and abilities while addressing new challenges as contextual realities change.
- Performs other position related duties as assigned.
Educational Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience
Two (2) years’ experience preferred.
Licenses and Certifications
RN license and certification required by state.
BLS certification required, ACLS preferred.
