Registered Nurse; RN - Oncology

Overview

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

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Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

• Demonstrates independence in assessing patient care needs and learning needs on routine and complex pediatric, adult and geriatric patients to develop plan of care.
• Assists RN I and RN II with assessment of complex patients.
• Documents pertinent nursing assessment, including physical and psycho-social on all assigned patients.
• Demonstrates understanding of lab diagnostic data and incorporates in assessment; acts as a resource for others in interpreting results.
• Identifies situations with complex variables, determines inter-relationship of variables and acts as consultant to RN I and RN II in assessing non-routine situations.
• Identifies potential and/or existing patient care problems within assignment and assumes responsibility for problem resolution, solving and utilizing resources appropriately.
• Initiates and follows through with appropriate referrals to other interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Determines optimal patient care priorities and assists other team members with priority planning.
• Plans care and education based on disease process and desired patient outcomes. Ensures continuity of services provided to patients across all healthcare settings, utilizing protocols and/or clinical pathways, as appropriate.
• Involves patient and care giver(s) in planning and setting of goals for care and incorporates these goals in the delivery
• Provides nursing care and patient education to assigned routine and complex patients, applying standards of care, policies and procedures, utilizing effective time management and instituting measures for a safe environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development throughout the life-span to competently provide care of pediatric, adult and geriatric patients.
• Documentation reflects the evaluation of the effectiveness of patient and/or care giver(s) education and discharge planning.
• Assists other team members in the completion of assignments, and is active as a resource, preceptor and role model.
• Performance reflects compliance and expertise based on principles as described and demonstrated in annual competencies.
• Discusses concerns or conflicts in appropriate setting, utilizing appropriate and effective verbal and non-verbal communication; recognized by co-workers as a role model for effective and professional communication.
• Maintains confidentiality of department and CCC patient information. Interacts with patient/care givers, physicians and CCC team in a positive proactive manner.
• Communicates with family and patient, taking into consideration cultural, educational and age specific criteria.
• Expresses ideas clearly; listens effectively; keeps others informed as necessary; chooses a appropriate and timely communication methods; willingly shares information.
• Modifies care delivery based on observations of patient’s responses to interventions
• Utilizes continuous quality improvement…