Travel Nurse RN - Oncology - $2,722 per week at Mount Sinai Health System - 325 W 15th St
New York City, NY 10261
About the Job
- Performs chemo, therapeutic treatments and blood transfusions and phlebotomy procedures.
- The Registered Nurse (RN) provides and coordinates the care of patients/families and significant others in the ambulatory care setting by assessing, diagnosing, planning and intervening in actual or potential health problems, including evaluation of the patient’s response to the care.
- These responsibilities also include patient/family/significant other education and health maintenance strategies.
- The RN is a member of a designated health care team and collaborates, coordinates and guides team members in planning patient care and achieving goals.
- Responsible for all unit enabling operations including patient flow, assignment, ordering and medical record prep.
- Triage all sick and walk-in patients.
- Responsible for telephone communication, telephone triage, communicate test results in collaboration with provider including appropriate follow-up
- Assist with procedures.
- Administer oral/IM/IV/SQ/Inhaled medications.
- Administer blood and blood products, specific to specialty areas.
- Performs treatments such as: chemotherapy administration, conscious sedation and other procedures specific to specialty practices.
Job Details
- Accesses and maintains central lines/ports for blood drawing and medication administration.
- Provides and initiates respiratory interventions according to standards.
- Coordinates delegates and/or provides all other patient care activities.
- Initiates CPR
- Coordinates in-patient admissions and ER referrals.
- Identifies learning family/patient needs, including level of comprehension.
- Informs about treatments, tests, preps, OR procedures.
- Instructs on home and self-care.
- Evaluates client outcomes through return demonstration and/or verbalization of understanding.
- Maintains an environment that is conducive to meeting patient care needs and that facilitates patient flow.
- Promotes and provides for patient safety in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
- Practices and monitors infection control. Maintains a clean, quiet, organized patient care environment
- Demonstrates a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude in dealing with patients families and significant others.
- May be required to perform other duties as assigned or perform other duties when necessary.
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