Oncology Registered Nurse
Job
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Location:
Dallas,
TX
Job Code -
10-1760
Job First Active on:
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
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JOB DESCRIPTION:
Oncology Registered Nurse
1. Maintains adequate stock of supplies as required for work area. Mai ntains a safe and secure environment to meet patient needs. Facilit ates patient scheduling for all tests and visits. Completes billing of all nursing procedures including any infusion therapy.
2. Prepares equipment and assists physicians during physical exams and medical procedures. Prepares patient for the physician exam. Chape rones physician visit. Prepares and administers medications as pres cribed by physician. Takes, records, and reports patient vital sign s using medical equipment; inspects equipment and facilities visual ly and physically to ensure patient safety and proper functioning o f equipment. Obtains any specimens ordered by the physician for col lection.
3. Obtains medical history from patients through structured interviews in accordance with departmental guidelines. Documents nursing asse ssment. Documents patient care interventions and education in medic al records; ensures appropriate patient consents and authorizations are obtained for research and/or medical treatment. Delivers nursi ng interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with stat ed medical plan of care while observing and recording signs, sympto ms, and behavior of patients in medical records.
4. Triages patient phone inquiries according to physician and/or depar tmental protocols and documents such inquiries and results in patie nts' medical records. Demonstrates effective communication skills, physical and psychosocial assessment skills, and knowledge of how t o access pertinent health records to facilitate triage decision mak ing.
5. Participates in evaluating nursing needs of patients; assesses prob lems affecting patients; recommends policy and/or procedural change s according to nursing expertise; schedules patients' appointments, tests, and procedures via on-line computer system or telephone. Fa cilitates patient-physician communication and assists the patient t hrough the treatment process.
6. Provides patient education, procedural instructions, general health information, and reinforces physician instructions in person and t hrough telephone contact. Documents patient education in the medica l record.
7. Administers chemotherapy and blood products in the infusion area. D emonstrates knowledge of central line, port, and IV management. Pro vides nursing care to the patient undergoing complex procedures suc h as bone marrow biopsies or intrathecal chemotherapy. The bone ma rrow transplant nurse will be responsible for administering high do se chemotherapy and stem cell infusions.
8. Provides patient counseling based on specialized and/or advanced kn owledge gained through education and experience.
1. Associate's degree (BSN or MSN preferred), 2 or more years oncology
nursing experience, licensure as Registered Nurse by Board of Nurs
e Examiners for State of Texas, and a current Basic Life Support
(BLS) certification, course accredited by the American Heart
Association (AHA), are required.
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
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Dallas, TX
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