Registered Nurse RN Outpatient Infusion

Primary City/State:

Sun City, Arizona

Department Name:

OP Ambulatory Treatment-Sun City

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Nursing

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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center offers the most experienced and advanced Infusion Center, offering an ever-increasing list of high-quality adult services. Our modern unit provides reclining chairs with individual televisions and a view of a beautiful healing garden. Our nurses are chemotherapy validated, infusion certified and our staff is dedicated to excellent patient care. Our staff takes care of the prior authorization with your insurance for your referring physician.

As an RN in Outpatient Infusion Oncology, you'll have the opportunity to work with a strong team of oncology clinicians to ensure comfort, consistency and continuity by taking an innovative approach to infusion therapy that ties together the inpatient and outpatient aspects of care. We provide cutting-edge, compassionate care for patients with a wide variety of cancer diagnoses. The healing environment of the Infusion Center is designed to address the unique physical, emotional and spiritual needs of each patient.

We empower our patients to become cancer survivors!

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 40hrs wk., 10hr shifts, 6:40am - 5:10pm or 7am-5:30pm. This position would cover both Cancer Centers in the west valley.

Banner Health's premier West Valley Level I Trauma for adults and Tertiary Care destination for all ages. Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (BTMC) and Banner Children's Hospital at Thunderbird provide a preferred destination for surgical, oncological, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedic, pediatric, and women and infant services achieved through best-in-class 5-star CMS rating to provide patients with high quality, safe care for the best possible experience.

Our campus is one of the largest campuses in the Banner network with over 3000 employees. BTMC was voted Best of the Best in 2023 by Banner Health out of 30 hospitals. This is the most prestigious award one of our largest hospitals can receive for consistently meeting our annual targets. If you would like to contribute to truly leading edge caring, we invite you to bring your experience and skills to Banner Thunderbird.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs. Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe. Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members. Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers. Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.

2. Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input. Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care. Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family. Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of…