Rn - clinical - Oncology Services - Per Diem 8 Hour Days (non - exempt) (union)

Registered Nurse

As an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to provide therapeutic care to patients. The Registered Nurse is accountable for the coordination of patient care and education to the patient and family in accordance with the standards, policies, and practices in a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment. Essential duties include:

• Follows policies and procedures: demonstrates ability to access online manuals and references
• Transfers learned scientific knowledge into practical application in applying the nursing process
• Assessment: appropriately completes nursing assessment and screening upon patient arrival at each appointment
• Diagnosis: interprets assessment information and formulates nursing diagnosis
• Plan: maintains problem list, medication list, and allergies list
• Intervention: administers medications as ordered and completes re-assessments as indicated. Completes patient care procedures correctly per policy. Delegates tasks based on others' scope of practice and competency. Acts as patient advocate
• Documentation: is complete and correct on all encounters. Assessment and screening at each appointment including pain scale. Consents signed for all invasive procedures. Ensures medication list is current and complete
• Education: provides patient and family education as needed based on diagnosis or treatment plan
• Equipment: maintain B/P machine, bladder scanner, EKG machine, steris, and supporting logs, O2 pulse oximeter. Correctly identifies and notifies appropriate department about defective equipment
• Communication: communicates effectively with all members of the healthcare team including the patient and family by: clinic to floor or DH report for urgent patient care situations. Appropriate patient/family interactions. Effectively triages phone calls. Utilizing e-mail system SBAR
• Organization: manages time effectively. Able to organize and prioritize responsibilities. Takes meal breaks without incurring overtime
• Observes regulatory agency requirements: national patient safety goals, uses two patient identifiers, does not use unapproved abbreviations, uses procedural time out, uses appropriate communication between providers, completes medication reconciliation, maintains audible alarms, hazardous waste management, biohazard, medication sharps, chemotherapy, HIPPA OSHA requirements (ie. no food or drink in clinical areas), JCAHO (continuous survey readiness, critical values are written, read back and shared with appropriate provider, dictated orders are written down, read back for validation, signed, timed and dated, maintains a safe work environment for self and others
• Quality measures: identifies and participates in data collection and process improvements
• Professional development: participates in professional hospital/nursing activities, relief charge nurse, nursing committees/councils, journal club, educational workshops, membership in ONS, assist in the development or updating of patient education materials

Required qualifications:

• Req Bachelor's Degree Nursing Degree in Nursing (BSN) *Grandfathered from BSN if hired prior to 12/2019
• Req 6 months experience working in oncology as a registered nurse required
• Req Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read and write English proficiently
• Req Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, and apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures
• Req Committed to excellence in patient care and customer service
• Req Demonstrates ability to work independently with minimal direction and supervision

Preferred qualifications:

• Pref Ambulatory and/or oncology experience preferred

Required licenses/certifications:

• Req Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing)
• Req Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association
• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
• Req Chemotherapy Certification Obtain Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Card within 6 months of hiring
• Pref Specialty Certification Specialty certification in oncology is preferred
• Pref Oncology Certified Nurse - OCN (ONCC)

The hourly rate range for this position is $44.00– $95.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.