Registered Nurse (RN) - Hematology & Oncology Job at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset

RN-Clinic

RN provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Reports to : Clinical Nurse Supervisor

FSLA : Non-exempt

Education : Associate's Degree in Nursing Required; Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Preferred

License : A current state RN license or a current multistate compact license and possess a degree from an accredited nursing school

Certifications : BCLS

Required Skills

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Essential Functions

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.

Documents patient care given.

Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.

Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.

Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual / psychosocial support needs.