Registered Nurse - Evaluation and Treatment Center

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

The successful candidate:

• Must be able to work 12 hours shifts; alternating 7a-7p or 8a-8p.

• Demonstrate support of the hospital mission and vision by providing nursing, case management/disease management services to clients and families to help in the coordination and management of individuals’ health needs through the full continuum. The Registered Nurse demonstrates the ability to assess, coordinate, plan, monitor, implement and evaluate the patient’s plan of care while ensuring and facilitating the achievement of optimal quality, clinical and financial outcomes. Performs assessment of clinical and life issues for the patients of COH.

• Provides disease management and, understanding oncology, chemotherapy and the side effects, is able to monitor and address symptoms. Works with patients and families throughout the continuum of care to provide an understanding of their disease, their treatment plans, and address patient quality of life issues. Document assessment, toxicity screen, and interventions entered in a timely manner in the electronic medical record. Collaborates with, and supports, provider team with daily assistance in managing and coordinating patient care. Evaluates and assesses health issues presented by patients and their caregivers and communicates pertinent and necessary issues to the physician.

• Effectively and efficiently triages patient medical issues either in person or by telephone. Intervenes appropriately with use of orders and/or consultation with the interdisciplinary health care team. Provides professional nursing services to address patient’s health and other related issues in cooperation with other clinical and clerical team members.

• Discusses and educates patients and families. Documents timely and thoroughly in the electronic medical record.

• Works as a part of the team as a resource to facilitate communication and services between physicians, patients, families and other healthcare team members including external health care agencies, to facilitate the plan of care, including home services and medical equipment.

• Works as a part of the health care team to provide excellent customer service and increase patient satisfaction with positive outcomes and resolution of variances. Covers for other members of the team, including symptom management calls, when absent or busy to ensure efficient delivery of service to the patient. Receives and returns patient calls, and provides care for drop-ins and appointments.

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

• Current Georgia RN license from an accredited college

• BSN required or enrolled within 6 months of hire and BSN completed within three years from hire date

• 1 year clinical oncology, ER and/or ICU experience preferred

• BLS & ACLS certification required. (Obtain AHA certificate within 30 days of hire)

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