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Job Title
RN Ambulatory – Radiation Oncology
Location
Port St Lucie
Facility
Saint Lucie West Med Center
Department
MMC Radiation Therap SLW-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health
Job Code
000309
Shift
Days
Schedule
8:00am-4:30pm
Job Summary
Job Details
Join the Cleveland Clinic Florida team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.
Radiation therapy, along with chemotherapy and surgery, is one of the most important tools we use to treat cancer. With targeted beams of energy, radiation therapy zeroes in on cancerous cells while sparing as much healthy tissue around it as possible. By joining the Radiation Oncology team at St. Lucie West as an RN, you will provide exceptional care to patients in need of treatment. In this role, you will interact directly with patients, families and visitors, offering education to the patients regarding condition or diagnoses and helping the patient have an overall pleasant experience. While building lasting relationships with patients and healthcare staff, you can also pursue individual growth developments, such as advanced education, cross training and earning national certifications.
A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM – 4:30PM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
- Provide professional nursing care in an ambulatory setting.
- Assess health status, complete nursing assessments, perform telephone triage and establish care plans.
- Collaborate with care coordinators to ensure smooth and effective transitions of care.
- Administer medications and treatments.
- Initiate CPR and other emergency measures.
- Notify the physician and/or Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) of abnormal findings.
- Assist with specialized diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures and specialized patient care equipment.
- Develop, evaluate, adapt and document health education and provide it to patients and families.
- Cover other nursing roles within the department.
- Participate in quality initiatives, process improvements and research activities to improve patient outcomes, patient experience and patient safety.
- Maintain professional growth and development in the nursing field and identified annual core competencies.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing (Diploma, ADN or BSN program)
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross
- One year of recent experience as an RN
- Will consider LPN, Medical Assistant and/or other unlicensed clinical healthcare experience in substitution of RN experience if applicant is a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in an ambulatory setting transferring into an RN role but remaining in the same current ambulatory Cleveland Clinic setting OR a current Cleveland Clinic caregiver in a clinical role within the same specialty area transferring into an ambulatory area
- Obtain a cancer specific certification or demonstrate ongoing qualifying education within the timeframe of the facilities accreditation cycle
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
- Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Med/Surg or Oncology experience
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- May requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
- Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
- Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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