Registered Nurse- St. Vincent's Birmingham Clinic Job at Alabama Oncology, Birmingham, AL

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  • Alabama Oncology
  • Birmingham, AL

Job Description

Summary

Provides direct assistance to physician in Clinical Oncology setting which demonstrating professional nursing care for patients following established standards and practices. Demonstrates knowledge of differences in the patient population which includes late adolescence, adulthood, middle age, and elderly .

  • Directly assists physician with exams and procedures. Maintains appropriate and efficient patient flow in and out of exam rooms.
  • Records patient data including, but not limited to, vital signs, height, weight, allergies, medication changes, etc.
  • Maintains disinfection protocols
  • Monitors and assesses changes in patient conditions and initiates appropriates actions.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of ambulatory fusion pump use and maintenance.
  • Facilitates dose modification
  • Load treatment plans, add/refill prescriptions, and order specialty testing
  • Room and triage patients 
  • Scheduling patients, assisting with prior authorizations
  • Counsels through chemo processes
  • Assesses patients for changes in condition, including but not limited to abnormal labs, x-rays, scans, drug reactions
    and initiates appropriate actions.
  • Maintains knowledge of reimbursement procedures. Completes all chemotherapy charge forms. Assures preauthorization and appropriate consent forms are obtained prior to administration of therapies.
  • Facilitates dose modification by assessing patient, assessing labs, consulting protocol or treatment plan, calculating
    dose, and consulting physician regarding dosage modifications, problems, and symptom management.
  • Administers all medications/blood products using correct medication/blood product, dosage/amount, route, time
    and technique.
  • Displays appropriate technical skills for the administration of chemotherapy, medications and blood products, to
    include, but not limited to: venipuncture, central line access and infusion devices.
  • Programs portable infusion pumps for continuous drug delivery and provides instruction to the patient and/or caregiver in the use of the pump at home.
  • Documents nursing assessments, patient teaching and fluid and medication administration in the patient chart.
  • Communicates all pertinent information and any interventions to the physician.
  • Assures nursing charges are accurate and complete on patient fee slips.
  • Acts as a resource person to the medical assistants.
  • Triages patient phone calls as needed and documents relevant information in the patient's chart.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Graduate from accredited for professional nursing education, BSN preferred.
  • Minimum of one (1) year nursing experience, preferably in a an oncology environment.
  • RN state license and current registration with the State Board of Nursing.

EOE

Job Tags

Full time,

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