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FTE: 0.500000
Shift: Days
Location: RIVERSIDE CANCER INSTITUTE
Summary:
The Oncology Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing the needs of each patient and planning the nursing care needed to meet those needs, including the spiritual, emotional, psychosocial, and physiological needs. The RN is then responsible for meeting those needs herself or for referring to other areas as deemed necessary. The RN will float duties for both oncology treatment sites and ambulatory infusion sites. The staff nurse is supervised by the manager of the Cancer Center.
Experience/Education Requirements:
Graduate of an approved school of nursing, BSN preferred.License or Certification Requirements:
Licensed as a registered nurse in the state of IllinoisCertified as an Oncology Nurse by the Oncology Nurse Certification Board preferredCPR certified
Responsibilities:
Credentials:
Essential:
* Registered Nurse
Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.
Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.
Other information:
Exposure/Sensory Requirements:
Exposure to:
Chemicals: Refer to MSDS sheets
Video Display Terminals: Average
Blood and Body Fluids: Very High-giving blood products, administering medications both IV and IM, open wounds and drains, urine or feces due to incontinent patients.
TB or Airborne Pathogens: Possible exposure to undiagnosed or untreated TB patients, from general contact. Patients coughing or patients with tracheotomies.
Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Required to communicate with patient/families/staff/MD's. Needed for presentations/training, telephone communication.
Vision: Needed to read memos and literature, patient reports and charts.
Smell: Helpful to note presence of incontinence, vomitus, blood; electrical/fire safety.
Hearing: Necessary to hear alarms, hear patient verbalizations, meetings, telephone communications.
Touch: Necessary for writing, computer entry, filing.
Activity/Lifting Requirements:
Average Hours per Week: 16-40
Shift: Days
Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 25%
Twist: 2%
Stand: 45%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 45%
Kneel: 1%
Lift: 3%
Drive: 0%
Squat: 5%
Climb: 1%
Bend: 5%
Reach above shoulders: 5%
The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
Up to 20 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 35 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 50 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 75 lbs: Not required
Up to 100 lbs: Not required
Over 100 lbs: Not required
Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):
). Carrying patient charts - no higher than shoulder level. Assisting with patient transfers from wheelchair to exam table or bed.
Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 60
Twist: 1
Stand: 45
Crawl: 0
Walk: 5
Kneel: 1
Lift: 1
Drive: 0
Squat: 3
Climb: 1
Bend: 3
Reach above shoulders: 5
Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Normal weight: 5# often
Pushing & pulling Normal weight: >50# often
Fine Manipulation: Keyboarding, venipunctures, filing, writing, drawing up meds in syringes and giving injections.
Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control:
Environmental Factors & Special Hazards:
Environmental Factors (Time Spent):
Inside hours: 8-9
Outside hours : 0
Temperature: Normal Range
Lighting: Average
Noise levels: Average
Humidity: Dry
Atmosphere: Dust
Special Hazards: Chemical -Exposure to chemotherapeutic agents, blood and body fluids.
Protective Clothing Required: As required for chemotherapy or in cases of isolation, i.e. gloves, gowns, masks, goggles.