RN Chemo Infusion Caldwell/Nampa Full-Time Days

RN Position in Chemo Infusion Team

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Nampa is seeking an RN to join the Chemo Infusion Team as part of our Medical Oncology department.

In this role, you will provide professional nursing care in collaboration with members of a larger health care team in the ongoing assessment, planning and treatment of patients and families. You must utilize resources wisely while promoting physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being. This includes maintaining accurate and complete documentation of nursing services, and serving as a patient advocate.

In addition to providing hands-on nursing care, you will work and serve in a broad range of capacities including, but not limited to, delegation, assessment, planning of care and treatment, teaching of the patient and the patient's family. You will be expected to exercise competency in judgment, decision-making, implementation of nursing intervention, delegation of function or responsibility, and administration of medications and treatments prescribed by legally authorized persons.

This is a full-time position, offering 36 hours per week. Shifts are 9 hours in length, and you will be scheduled for 4 days each week (rotating days off). No weekends or holidays!

General Requirements

• Must be licensed in the State of Idaho as a Registered Nurse as defined by the Idaho State Board of Nursing.

• Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

• Other certifications may be required as identified in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

Essential Functions

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric as applicable).

• Revenue Management: ensures the accuracy of documenting services and supplies provided to the patients.

• Demonstrates compliance with hospital safety policies and procedures.

• Performs and documents comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessments.

• Educates patient based on assessment of needs.

• Develops, implements and evaluates a plan of care based on patient's needs.

• Communicates patient's current status and plan of care to other caregivers (verbally and in writing).

• Prepares, gives and evaluates the effectiveness of medications.

• Demonstrates safe operation of patient care equipment.

• Advocates for the rights of patients.

• Provides nursing measures to alleviate or reduce pain.

• Demonstrates therapeutic communication.

• Establishes therapeutic and professional boundaries.

• Integrates knowledge, experience, professional standards and hospital policies into nursing practice.

• Meets unit specific technical skills.

• Practices with the rules and regulations defined by the Idaho State Board of Nursing.