Registered Nurse - Infusion and Chemotherapy

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Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Administer a variety of medications/therapies including chemotherapy.
• Current, active certification as a Chemotherapy Provider through the Oncology Nurse Society, or successfully completes required training within 9 months of hire.
• Identify potential emergency/crisis situations and provide appropriate interventions.
• Maintain competency on PPE use/donning and doffing.
• Complete necessary procedures, preparations or recoveries based on physician consults and orders.
• Demonstrate leadership in the education of the patient, family/significant other and the health care team members.
• Document coordination and care provided in CPRS and other appropriate resources, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Proficient using VA EMR and nursing specific documentation.
• Provide culturally competent and gender specific care.
• Ensure application of institutional policy to protect information from unauthorized release, loss, alteration, or deletion. Does not use thumb-drives or other means, such as xeroxing, to remove patient data from the medical center, unless approval by the Director through OI&T has been granted.
• Function as an integral part of the service team, working in collaboration with nurses, physicians/providers, social workers and other health care professionals to enhance the overall care of the patient.
• Participate in scheduling patients for outpatient clinic appointments, procedures and necessary testing as applicable and as directed by service protocols and medical center policies and procedures.
• Assist with completing clinic intake, maintaining clinic flow for various clinics within Specialty Care (i.e., Pain/Palliative Care, Hematology/Oncology, etc.) and administer treatments for assigned groups of patients.
• Assist in team research and update service related policies and protocols.
• Seek out and participate on committees and task forces as needed/appropriate.
• Orientation will be based on individual needs to ensure competency.
• Mandatory education, VISN requirements
• Unit based competencies
• Mandatory skills
• Maintain professional boundaries with patients, families, and employees.
• Behavior as a role model is transparent and above reproach.
• List items such as patient care duties, documentation, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Full-Time, M-F, 7:00am-3:30pm

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized