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Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet. Sign-on Bonus: $25,000 The Pediatric Chemotherapy Nurse will be a professional registered nurse who administers research study agents including Phase I, standard chemotherapy and biotherapy agents, and non-chemotherapy medications. He/she will administer care to pediatric oncology, hematology, bone marrow transplant and non-oncology patients as well as with multiple disease process' in the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic. In addition, the Pediatric Chemotherapy Nurse may assist in sedations and procedures in the treatment room in the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic. Meets requirements of Clinical Trials Chemotherapy Nurse 50% Works closely with the medical director and the pediatric nursing director. Documents in a concise, accurate and legible manner according to each clinical protocol and clinical practice standards. Provides documentation to the Research Nurse/Nurse Coordinators, and/or Research Staff/Data Managers. Abides by requirements in accordance with the Oncology Nursing Society's Manual for Clinical Trials Nursing. Follow policies and procedures for clinical trials. Attends and participates in regularly scheduled Phase 1 Clinical Research meetings as deemed necessary. Nursing Process 50% Performs screenings, assessments and reassessments focusing on the physical and psychosocial health status that are age and developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant to the pediatric patient in an ongoing timely and systematic manner. Obtains baseline information utilized for the development of individualized pediatric patient plan of care. Provides direct and indirect patient and family care according to the individualized plan of care. Education provided to the pediatric patient will be based on the developmental and cognitive level of the child. Monitors patient's progress against plan of care until discharged from designated patient care area. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to identify potential barriers and variances to the individualized plan of care. Planning Coordinates the plan of care with patients, family and interdisciplinary team, according to the appropriate growth and development of the child. Ensures the plan of care is accessible to the patient and family to assist them in understanding goals of care and movement toward these goals. Supports parents in allowing child to be independent appropriate to developmental level. Promotes development of clinical practice based on research and evidence. Assists leadership team with maintenance of initial and ongoing unit-based clinical competencies. Implementation Ensures that each clinic is well prepared consisting of all supplies and medical records (print and electronic) are up to date with all pertinent tests received and ready to be reviewed by providers prior to the clinic. Ensures that the patients receive appropriate medical pre-op and sedation medical clearances. Renders direct patient care by performing follow-up visits that do not require direct physician involvement as per physician orders and within the scope of RN licensure. Renders direct patient care by assisting providers with patient care services. Acts as a liaison between patients, caregivers and community resources. Educates interdisciplinary team, patient/family on plan of care. Serves as a direct care provider, as appropriate, to ensure outcome obtainment. Documents concise, accurate and legible information, according to nursing policies and procedures and nursing standards. Provides patient/family teaching using available resources and tools, appropriate to the growth and development of the child. Coordinates home health care, social services as needed. Acts as consultant to clinical staff unfamiliar with pediatric procedures/treatments. Utilizes process of performance improvement. Promotes patient safety and provides additional safety measures appropriate to the growth and development of the child. Communicates changes in plan of care to the patient/family and the health care team members in a timely manner. Delegates' aspects of care to qualified personnel. Administers IV contrast materials. Administers and/or monitors blood and blood products following hospital policy and procedures. Demonstrates the skills and judgment necessary to implement medical plan of care, nursing intervention and procedures as necessary for the care of the pediatric patient. Delivers sedation and analgesia according to hospital policy and procedure. Participates as assigned to hospital wide pediatric code blue team. Medication, Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Administration as per hospital policy and procedure. Evaluates patient for expected outcomes after implementation of plan of care to assess for the attainment of goals. Readjusts plan of care based on evaluation of the patients'/families' needs. Evaluates staff competencies and reports to leadership team. Participates in staff evaluations. Consistently maintain complete confidentiality of all medical, financial, employee, computer and other sensitive materials, which may violate HIPAA regulations and/or jeopardize the privacy of others. Demonstrates professional independence in the practice of nursing. Credentialed to administer all forms of anti-cancer therapy including but not limited to anti-neoplastic and biological (e.g. gene) therapies. Maintains on-going evidence-based education related to the pediatric oncology population. Able to assist in delivery/ recovery of sedation and analgesia to the pediatric population according to hospital policy and procedure. Actively supports and participates in performance improvement activities. Seeks/accepts training to learn new skills and maintain current competencies. Maintains and completes Personnel Development Record as per policy. Practices within the guidelines as set forth by the Florida Board of Nursing. Works effectively and cooperatively in groups/teams to ensure quality patient care. Attempts to resolves patient/physicians and visitors complaints and refers unresolved issues to managers. Cross-trains to other nursing units and floats as necessary. Supports and participates in the Hospital Wide Magnet Accreditation vision and process. Compliance with UM, Hospital and department policies and procedures Supervision Received: Reports directly to Manager of the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic and Infusion Center. Supervision Exercised: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred. * Current/valid Florida nursing license. 1 year recent hematology-oncology nursing experience. * Proven track record of building relationships with physicians, direct reports and key staff. * Moderate to advanced computer literacy and skills. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. As a result, during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April), the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Full time Staff