RN, Registered Nurse - Specialty Oncology Chemo
Company: Christus Health
Location: Alamogordo
Posted on: February 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Description
Summary:
Provide patient care and assistance to provider(s). Demonstrates
proficiency and independence in the care of patients and their
families/significant others by applying and documenting the nursing
process; assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation
and evaluation. Consults with staff, physicians and management on
nursing problems and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure
patient needs are met. Continues to learn new skills and maintains
clinical competency within the department to provide direct and
safe patient care. This description is not intended to be a
complete list of duties. Other related duties may be assigned.
Responsibilities:
-Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide services
based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other
related criteria appropriate population in his/her assigned
area
-Maintains required core competencies.
-Complies with set Policies and Procedures (i. e. name tag, dress
code, parking, smoking, etc.).
-Experience in a medical office setting.
-Must display respect, compassion, courteous and professional
behavior at all times in contact with patients, visitors,
employees, and medical staff.
-Assist Doctor with patients.
-Demonstrate knowledge in a medical office by proper use of
equipment and patient treatment(s) specific to specialty or office
practice.
-Anticipate doctor's needs for each patient based upon patient
treatment plan/guidelines.
-Verifies that patient results, x-rays, labs and procedure reports
are in patient charts prior to seeing doctor.
-Gather patient's vitals and reason for visit and, document in
patient medical record.
-Maintains accuracy in phone triage, message sharing and other
means of communication by returning patient phone calls within 24
hrs and prescription refill requests within 72 hrs. per office
standards.
-Complete lab requisition forms and assure that specimens are sent
to correct labs per patient insurance contract.
-Maintains exam room and procedure room supplies and instruments.
Rooms and work area must be kept clean, organized and appropriately
stocked.
-Perform minor procedures as directed by Physician: included but
not limited to: injections, suture, and staple removal.
Demonstrated by maintaining competencies in skill sets.
-Adheres to established medication management protocols to meet
patient safety guidelines (secured narcotics, medication samples,
waste, expired medications, including accessing and maintaining
ports and central lines, phlebotomy).
-If applicable: provides ordered infusion treatments in a safe and
appropriate timeframe while monitoring the patient condition and
any changes. Reports outcomes to appropriate provider in a timely
manner and documents findings.
-Maintains skill sets to float to other Physician Practices on an
"as-needed" basis.
-Supports the nursing philosophy of caring by acting as a patient
advocate; including patient's family in care; setting aside
personal values to provide patient care by respecting patient's
cultural and religious beliefs.
Requirements:
Keywords: Christus Health, Las Cruces , RN, Registered Nurse - Specialty Oncology Chemo, Healthcare , Alamogordo, New Mexico
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