Staff Nurse I - Child and Youth Center (Infusion)

Position Summary
The Staff Nurse I provides direct patient care and takes the initiative to improve patient outcomes by integrating Shared Leadership, Evidence Based Practice, Relationship Based Care, and standards of nursing excellence into clinical practice. This position integrates professional practice model, current standards of practice and clinical experience to provide "quality" patient care as measured by established nursing quality standards and other governing/accrediting health care bodies. The Staff Nurse I engages and obtains information from patient and/or family to advocate for the patient, develops an appropriate patient educational plan, and responds to patient's changing needs while sharing information and collaborating with other members of the health care team to promote effective patient care. The Staff Nurse I participates in organizational, departmental, and shared leadership activities; supports department and unit goals in daily behavior.

Duties & Responsibilities

Completes required orientation program and unit-specific competencies.

Administers chemotherapy, blood and blood products, fluids, injections and creates individualized care plans on patients under their supervision and care.

Recognizes and treats cancer-related issues.

Recognizes symptoms, establishes priorities and responds to patient’s changing needs.

Verifies and implements orders from physician, physician assistant, and/or advance practice nurse by performing interventions as prescribed by the provider and documenting accurately in the electronic medical record.

Shares information and collaborates with other members of the health care team to promote effective patient care.

Teach patients and the families information regarding treatment expectations.

Advocates for patients, families, and their significant others, the community, and the nursing profession.

Demonstrates a commitment to UI Health’s values through teamwork and effective communication in an effort to achieve quality outcomes, patient safety customer satisfaction and a clean, safe and therapeutic environment.

This job description reflects the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Nothing restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.