Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Title : RN

Location : Morris Cancer Center

Department Name : OP Cancer Services CINJ

Req # : 0000210806

Status : Hourly

Shift : Day

Pay Range : $47.85 - $67.76 per hour

Pay Transparency :

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Active, valid NJ Registered Nurse license required

BSN required

OCN certification required within one year

One year of oncology experience required

Two years of oncology experience preferred

For at least one calendar year, must demonstrate one of the following : Current cancer-specific certification in the nurse s specialty by and accredited certification program, OR Ongoing education by earning 36 cancer-related continuing education nursing contact hours each accreditation cycle of 3years so 12 cancer-related nursing contact hours per year,

Job Specific Requirements

The Helping Role

Creates a climate for healing by planning and providing for the provision of traditional and individualized comfort measures,

Fosters an environment to include the CORE mission and conceptual model,

Serves as an advocate to patients and families by providing information and opportunities to participate in goal setting,

Teaching

Coaching Functions

Serves as a teacher or coach by identifying patient readiness to learn, formulating and implementing individual teaching plans, and documenting

outcomes,

Interprets conditions and offers rationales, which satisfy patient and family needs,

Plans for and documents the needs of the patient,

Effective Management of Rapidly Changing Situations

Performs effectively n life threatening emergencies by identifying emergent situations, initiating appropriate interventions, and documenting outcomes,

Demonstrates the ability to reset priorities according to the demands of the clinical situation,

Diagnostic & Monitoring Function

Accurately detects and documents significant changes in a patient s physiological, psychological, cultural and spiritual condition and needs for nursingcare based upon a detailed assessment reflective of each patient s status,

Demonstrates the ability to interpret and diagnose changes in patient s condition, plan appropriate interventions to achieve expected outcomes,document changes, interventions and outcomes, with regard to the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of thepatients served on his or her assigned unit, i,

e,

Infant, Pediatric, Adolescent adult and Geriatric,

Anticipate problems that might arise in frequently occurring clinical situation,

Collaborates well with physicians and other health care team members to determine appropriate interventions,

Administering & Monitoring Therapeutic Interventions & Regimens

Perform, adapt and safely demonstrate procedures required by patients according to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital policies andprocedures,

Administers medications accurately and safely,

Documents according to the Nursing Process and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Standards of Care,

Performs, demonstrates and documents technical skills specific to the nursing unit,

Monitoring & ensuring the Quality of Health Care Practices

Ensuring the delivery of safe and quality patient care by facilitating appropriate responses from other healthy team members participating in qualitymonitoring activities,

Obtains new physician prescriptions to more appropriately reflect care regimens,

Collaborates with members of the health care team,

Attends unit-based performance improvement analysis meetings, identifying important aspects of care, and contributing to the maintenance andimprovement of care,

Organizational & Work Role Competencies

Demonstrates the ability to organize your shift assignment by meeting patient care needs, providing assistance to other team members andresponding to the changing needs of the unit,

Contributes to a therapeutic environment by demonstrating willingness and capability to assume charge and preceptor responsibilities whenevernecessary,

Follows established policies and procedures and maintains high standards of care to patients and families,

Demonstrate a spirit of cooperation and flexibility with team members,

Follows established policies & procedures

Dress Code

Attendance

Punctuality

Mandatory Trais

Continuing education 30 hours bi-annually