Oncology

Registered Nurse - 4S Oncology - 12hr Days

Make a difference every single day when the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others. Every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai and it’s one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our sixth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of world-class healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself and for others! Join us and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals!

4South is our 63-bed Oncology/Cellular Therapy/Hospice unit providing quality care to patients with medical diagnoses such as pneumonia, rule out tuberculosis, sepsis, sickle cell anemia, cancer, and palliative care. Patient care needs are identified through interdisciplinary assessments, team care planning, and a patient classification system. A multi-disciplinary approach is used throughout the continuum of service with a special focus on pain management, medications, self-care, nutrition, and education. The team also provides special procedures including chemotherapy administration and monitoring, pain management, metabolic support, patient and caregiver education and support, and palliative care. We also provide quality care to patients undergoing chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation and for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma stem cell/bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We also have medical and telemetry patients and nurses are trained for various research protocols as they administer the medication for the research study.

As a Registered Nurse on 4South, you are responsible and accountable for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care for the specialty patient population. You will:

• Provide and accurately document direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely manner.
• Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
• Provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
• Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy, and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
• Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
• Plan and implement individualized patient care based on observations.
• Implement appropriate reporting, referrals, and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Identify patients' readiness for learning and their ability to follow directions/instructions and give consent while identifying and assessing patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and the ability to identify and make special adjustments as required to the specific populations' needs including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family, and condition needs.

This position is eligible for an Employee Referral Program bonus. See website for details.

Qualifications:

• Educational Requirements: Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.
• License/Certification/Registration Requirements: Current California State RN License required. American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification. ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy certification preferred. Must obtain within 6 months of hire required.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience will be considered for Registered Nurse II)

About Us:

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine, and research. Since 1902 Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation setting standards in quality and innovative patient care research, teaching, and community service. Today Cedars-Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team:

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S. with 886 licensed beds, 2100 physicians, 2800 nurses, and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

Req ID 15828