Professional Staff Nurse ONC (RN) - Radiation Oncology

Professional Staff Nurse, Onc (Rn)

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is internationally recognized for its leadership in the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer and is the region's only comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute.

As the preeminent institution in western Pennsylvania for the delivery of cancer care, the performance of basic, translational, and clinical research, and the education of the next generation of cancer researchers and physicians, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is exceptionally well-positioned to contribute to the global effort to reduce the burden of cancer.

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is currently hiring for a regular full-time professional staff nurse, onc (rn) to help support the upmc hamot outpatient radiation oncology office located in erie, pa. This position offers a $6,000 sign-on bonus and will work a regular full-time daylight schedule monday through friday as a radiation oncology nurse.

The professional staff nurse is a registered nurse is a member of the care delivery team. The professional staff nurse is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The professional staff nurse has responsibility, authority, and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The professional staff nurse manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members. The role of the professional staff nurse encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. The professional staff nurse establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The professional staff nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

We offer a nursing career ladder which allows our staff to grow within the field at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. The incumbent will be placed into the appropriate level of our nursing career ladder based on education and experience.

Responsibilities:

• Phone/office triage, clinical assessments, symptom management, and procedure work
• Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff
• Applies the nursing process within the framework of relationship based care to create a healing environment

Minimum of 6 months rn experience required

Bsn preferred

Oncology experience preferred

Emr/triage experience preferred

The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below

They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient

Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families

Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment

Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care

Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process

Mobility and visual manual dexterity

Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients

Licensure, certifications, and clearances:

UPMC approved national certification preferred

Current pennsylvania licensure as a registered professional nurse in pa, oh or ny required

Cpr required based on aha standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

Basic life support (bls) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr)

Registered nurse (rn) or temporary practice permit (tpp)

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*current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate nursing licensure compact (nlc) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating nlc state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state nlc license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state. UPMC is an equal opportunity employer/disability/veteran