Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg (Night Shift)

About the Job

At Moffitt Cancer Center, we come face-to-face with cancer every day, but we also see courage. And it inspires us to be the safest and best place for cancer care - to bring greater hope to every patient we serve. It's why we've been continually named One of the Top Places to Work in the Tampa Bay Area. As the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Florida, Moffitt employs some of the best and brightest minds from around the world. Moffitt is the leading cancer hospital in both Florida and the Southeast and has been nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report since 1999. Because working at Moffitt is both a career and a mission: to contribute to the prevention and cure of cancer. Join a dedicated, diverse, and inclusive team of over 7,000 to be a part of the Courageous future we envision.

Summary:

Our nursing staff provides knowledgeable and skilled care within a unique interdisciplinary team. We offer quarterly education workshops. This is for a short stay observational unit.

***Night Shift Available ***

Position Highlights:

• The Registered Nurse delivers individualized quality nursing care to cancer patients and families in accordance with established hospital guidelines, nursing professional practice model, nursing care standards and policies, and in accordance with the ANA code of ethics and external regulatory agencies
• Registered Nurses embody the vision, mission, and philosophy of Moffitt Nursing and are committed to and accountable for the personalized patient and family-centered care and the concepts of Duffy's quality caring model/caring factors. These frameworks of care include collaboration and mutual problem solving, dignity, human respect, encouraging manner, attentive reassurance, appreciation of the unique meaning, healing environment, basic human needs, information sharing, caring for self, and affiliation needs.
• Registered Nurses use the nursing process to effectively plan and manage quality patient care. Biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, and discharge planning needs are addressed in all steps of the nursing process. This is demonstrated in baseline and comparative documentation, entered in a timely manner, and with evidence of age-appropriate consideration when care is planned, delivered, and evaluated.

The Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• 1 year of inpatient hospital experience.
• Medical Surgery experience as a registered nurse.
• Experience with Head and Neck Cancers, GI, GU, and post-op surgery patients.

Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, and evaluate the care of cancer patients and families. Integrates patient and family-centered care and quality caring factors into practice.
• Identifies, documents, and provides patient education based on the learning needs of the patient.
• Participates in evidence-based improvement activities related to area of practice.
• Participates in professional development based on the nursing professionals' standards, regulatory requirements, and job expectations.

Credentials and Qualifications:

• BSN from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with at least one year of relevant experience or ASN from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with 2 years of relevant experience and enrolled to complete BSN from an ACEN or CCNE within 3 years of hire.
• BCLS Certification.
• FL License.