Registered Nurse RN - Cancer Institute - ORMC Health - Ocoee

Overview

Position Summary:

Administers patient care in an area where patients come for treatment and typically return home the same day or care takes place in a post-acute transitional care setting.

Orlando Health Cancer Institute is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary cancer program with six treatment sites and more than 10 practice locations. We specialize in more than 200 types of cancer, offering personalized care with state-of-the-art technologies, including advanced radiation and proton therapies, and bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy. The institute supports physician involvement in research studies and clinical trials to provide access to innovative diagnosis, treatment and symptom management options.

It is accredited by the Commission on Cancer and has additional accreditations in medical oncology and hematology/oncology, radiation oncology, cellular therapy, rectal cancer, and breast care. It was named in the 2023 Becker s Hospital Review “60 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs” list.

Orlando Health Cancer Institute is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 hospitals and ERs, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities. We serve more than 142,000 inpatient and 3.9 million outpatient visits annually. Orlando Health offers benefits designed to support you and your family, including day-one benefits and ongoing education programs.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” reflects our commitment to staff wellbeing and growth.

Location:

9900 W Colonial Drive.

Work schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

Essential Functions

• Utilizes the unique knowledge, skills, and competencies required in ambulatory care nursing practice to promote wellness, restore health, address health-related situational problems and/or support end-of-life care.
• Assesses patients’ needs and applies current ambulatory care nursing knowledge and evidence-based nursing practice when developing an individualized plan of care for each patient.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patient’s status, and interprets information needed to identify each patient’s age-specific requirements.
• Prescribes, delegates, coordinates, and documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner. This includes patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
• Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit-specific requisite skills.
• Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution.
• Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities.

• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members.
• Maintains a safe and caring environment for both patients and family.
• Integrates patient and family education throughout the delivery of care.
• Participates in process improvement activities as assigned.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patients’ rights and compliance with standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

• The professional nurse contributes to the knowledge and skills of others, and the continuous improvement of the quality of health care practice and organizational outcomes.
• Participates and may lead unit-level and/or organizational-level committees of nursing practice and performance improvement.
• Participates in department and organizational peer review, mentoring,…