Your
Role:
The Registered Nurse, Oncology, will apply the nursing process to plan and implement the care
of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care
planning. The Oncology RN effectively communicates pertinent patient/family
information to the health care team. Collaborate in establishing
patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective
outcomes. Further your professional growth by engaging in learning
activities according to the Board of Nursing standards. $10,000
sign-on bonus for Licensed RNs. Relocation Assistance available.
Department/Unit Summary
The Vanderbilt Inpatient
Hematology/Oncology Unit is led by Janet Lucas, winner of one of Vanderbilt”s
highest nursing honors – The Adrienne Ames Transformational Nursing Leader
Award. Janet leads a 27-bed unit dedicated to the best possible care for
patients with diagnoses of leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell, anemia and solid
tumors. The nurse patient ratio for this unit is typically 1:5 with a mix of
majority oncology patients and some general medicine patients.
We are looking for compassionate nurses who want to be part of an interdisciplinary
team of healthcare practitioners. Our nurses are part of everything we do at
Vanderbilt, a Magnet-designated facility.
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Oncology Unit
Position Shift: Night Shift: 7PM to 7AM
The nurses
on this unit work three 12-hour shifts per week. Weekends are required. The
work schedule for this unit is prepared in advance for a six-week timeframe.
There are twelve weekend shifts in each schedule. Weekends are Friday and
Saturday night. You are required to work five weekend shifts during each six
week schedule. Vanderbilt offers self-scheduling through our software program
called VandyWorks. You are required to schedule yourself for five weekend
shifts during each six-week schedule.
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University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville,
Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and
patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each
day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your
expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities
challenged. It is a place where your diversity of culture, thinking, learning
and leading is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they
are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in
their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilts mission
is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care,
education, and research.
Our Nursing Philosophy
We believe highly
skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University
Medical Centers mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We
believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people,
families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
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Preferred or Desirable Experience :
Experienced Med/Surg nurses will be trained on oncology protocols
Oncology and chemo-therapy experience desirable
Ability to become chemo-therapy certified within six months of hire through the assistance of VUMC
Graduate of an approved Nursing degree program (or equivalent experience), active Tennessee RN license, and 6 months” relevant experience.
Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):
Registered Nurse Required
Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:
Heavy Work category requiring exertion of 50 to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 to 50 lbs. of force frequently and/or up to 10 to 20 lbs. of force continually to move objects.
Movement
Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
Occasional: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device
Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles
Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
Occasional: Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
Frequent: Standing: Remaining on one”s feet without moving.
Frequent: Walking: Moving about on foot.
Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
Frequent: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
Frequent: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching or maneuvering self, patient and equipment simultaneously while working in large and small spaces
Frequent: Reaching below shoulders: Extending arms in any direction below shoulders.
Frequent: Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with hand or hands.
Frequent: Fingering: Picking, pinching, gripping, working primarily with fingers requiring fine manipulation.
Frequent: Bimanual Dexterity: Requiring the use of both hands.
Sensory
Frequent: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
Continuous: Smell: Ability to detect and identify odors.
Continuous: Feeling: Ability to perceive size, shape, temperature, texture by touch with fingertips.
Environmental Conditions
Occasional: Chemicals and Gasses: Medications, cleaning chemicals, oxygen, other medical gases used in work area.
Frequent: Pathogens: Risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contagious illnesses.
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