Registered Nurse -- Infusion/Chemotherapy

Job Duties:
• Develops, implements, and updates individualized plans of care based on patient assessments, needs, and outcomes.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and the healthcare team to establish and achieve care goals.
• Interprets and carries out physician orders, seeking clarification as needed.
• Selects and prepares appropriate equipment and supplies for patient care.
• Administers infusion therapies, chemotherapy, medications, and blood products as prescribed.
• Monitors patient condition, obtains vital signs, performs assessments, and evaluates treatment response.
• Educates patients and caregivers on treatments, medications, infusion therapy, and self-care.
• Inserts, monitors, and discontinues IVs, including central line (PICC, port, and midline) care.
• Performs venipuncture and obtains, handles, and labels specimens according to policy.
• Assists with and prepares patients for medical procedures as needed.
• Monitors for medication side effects, adverse reactions, and chemotherapy complications, including extravasation management.
• Documents assessments, interventions, medication administration, patient responses, and changes in condition accurately and timely.
• Records verbal orders, completes read-back verification, and obtains required co-signatures per policy.
• Maintains complete, accurate, and compliant medical records.
• Coordinates care and communicates effectively with patients, families, providers, and care team members.
• Utilizes equipment safely and appropriately.
• Responds effectively to emergencies and intervenes early to prevent patient deterioration.
• Maintains compliance with safety, ethical, regulatory, and organizational standards.
Demonstrations:
• Performs initial patient assessment within established timeframes and according to agespecific needs
• Completes admission assessments accurately and timely, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and environmental factors.
• Develops appropriate nursing diagnoses based on assessment findings and patient age.
• Reassesses and documents age-specific patient needs in accordance with unit policy.

Certification & Licensure Requirements
*  Must possess a current license or permit to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Tennessee.
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required by the date of hire.
* Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification is required within 90 days of hire.
* Obtain either Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification or Nashville General Hospital Oncology       Certification within one year of hire.

• 2 years Healthcare/Medical - Nursing Experience Required

Additional experience requirements

* Minimum two years of broad-based nursing experience.
* Knowledge of growth and development to assess and care for adolescent through geriatric patients.
* Working knowledge of hospital policies, patient care procedures, and technical equipment use             acquired through orientation.
* Ability to provide emotional support to patients and their families.