RN

Join Our Team at Southern Cancer Center in Daphne as a Registered Nurse!

Southern Cancer Center is excited to announce an opportunity for a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse (RN) to join our dedicated team in our Daphne office. Under general supervision, you will deliver exceptional nursing care to our patients, ensuring adherence to both national and company standards and guidelines tailored to specialty regulations.

In this role, you will showcase your expertise and understanding of the physiological, psychological, and developmental variations across different age groups, from late adolescence through adulthood, middle age, and the elderly. Your collaborative spirit will shine as you work alongside our interdisciplinary team to assess and manage the therapeutic needs of our patients and their families effectively.

We take pride in our commitment to ethical practices and business standards, and you will be a key player in supporting and upholding the US Oncology Compliance Program, including our esteemed Code of Ethics and Business Standards.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of our patients and thrive in a supportive, team-oriented environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to become a part of our mission to provide outstanding cancer care!

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, implement, coordinate, evaluate, and promote continuity of care consistent with established standards and practices.
• Assess health status by interviewing patients regarding current status and medical history.
• Collect and record nursing assessments and interventions.
• Review and report results of health status assessments, physical examinations, pertinent laboratory data, radiographic data, and psychosocial assessments to the provider.
• Assess patient/family needs and provide teaching and instructional materials.
• Provide psychosocial support to patients and families.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Prepare and administer therapies under the direction and supervision of a physician.
• Administer medications/blood products using correct medication/blood product, dosage, route, time, and technique.
• Assure pre-authorization and obtain appropriate consent forms prior to administration of therapies, where applicable.
• Facilitate dose modification by assessing patients, assessing labs, consulting protocols or treatment plans, calculating doses, and consulting physicians regarding dosage modifications, problems, and symptom management.
• Perform venipuncture, access implanted ports, and maintain central lines catheter devices.
• Maintain accurate documentation of assigned patient care and treatments provided.
• Apply knowledge of reimbursement procedures and charge capture.
• Maintain work environment:
  • Restock supply area as needed.
  • Follow OSHA guidelines when handling cytotoxic agents, biohazardous waste, and any other material potentially infected with a bloodborne pathogen.
  • Maintain all disinfection protocols.
  • Maintain equipment according to quality control standards.
• Facilitate clinical operations and patient care:
  • Manage patient medication refill requests from the pharmacy telephone line and record information in the patient chart.
  • Assist physicians with exams and procedures.
  • Maintain efficient and appropriate patient flow in and out of exam rooms.
  • Facilitate and schedule consultations, pre-testing, diagnostic tests or procedures, referrals, and future appointments for patients.
  • Triage patient phone calls as needed and document relevant information in the patient's chart.
  • Facilitate communication between patients/families and interdisciplinary teams and coordinate services related to patient care.
  • Assist patients in locating available community resources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Infusion RN:

• Key Responsibilities (Prepares and administers therapies under the direction):
  • Program portable infusion pumps for continuous drug delivery and provide instruction to the patient and/or caregiver in the use of the pump at home.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of ambulatory infusion pump use and maintenance, cleaning pumps after use, and proper documentation of pump usage.

Minimum Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities):

• Education/Training:
  • Graduate from an accredited program for professional nursing education, BSN preferred.
  • RN state license and current registration with the State Board of Nursing in practicing state.
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Must maintain continuing education requirements.
• Business Experience:
  • 0-3 years nursing experience, preferably at least one year in oncology.

Working Conditions:

• Environment (Office, warehouse, etc.):
  • Possible exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations, and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment.
• Physical Requirements (Lifting, standing, etc.):
  • Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
  • Requires standing and walking for extensive periods.
  • Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs.
  • Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.