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About Jefferson
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow#39;s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educashy;tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATION:BSN
Valid NJ RN license
OCN preferred or ONS provider card
BLS card
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:Two years of Oncology/Infusion experience preferred
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
The duties of the Infusion Nurse include maintaining a pleasant and efficient infusion environment for patients, staff and physicians.
Primary responsibilities include:
Administering blood products, medications, chemotherapeutic agents, biotherapy agents, analgesics, and hematopoietic growth factors to patients with cancer following age-specific guidelines and standards. assisting physicians with clinical and laboratory procedures, preparing laboratory specimens and tracking results, providing patient education, and assuring a clean, effective clinical Infusion area to assure the highest standards of patient care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Administers blood products, medications, chemotherapeutic agents, biotherapy agents, analgesics, and hematopoietic growth factors to patients with cancer following age-specific guidelines and standards.
- Assesses patient compliance with medications, treatments, and appointments.
- Demonstrates competency in the performance of simple and complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as venipuncture, administration of IV fluids, care of vascular access devices, and declotting of lines.
- Documents the interventions and outcomes of the care plan in the medical record.
- Evaluates the need for prescription refills, effectiveness of medication, or medication changes.
- Facilitates the transition of care for patients to home care, palliative care, or hospice in collaboration with the cancer care team.
- Follows standard policies and procedures for medical orders according to chemotherapy administration, biotherapy administration, analgesics, hematopoietic growth factors, immunosuppressive agents, and antiemetic therapy.
- Manages telephone calls from patients and families and triages patient calls, assesses the clinical problem, and makes a nursing diagnosis and care plan related to the patientrsquo;s problem.
- Optimizes physical and emotional comfort for patients and families by providing equipment, resources, or referrals to community services.
- Optimizes the use of team resources by establishing patient priorities and advising the medical assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians of patientsrsquo; needs.
- Provides continuity of care between outpatient and inpatient departments on patient admissions to the hospital and accepts information on discharges from the hospital.
- Provides direct care to patients by conducting a patient history and assessment including symptoms, performance status score, and clinical changes from the last visit and formulates a plan of care for patients and families.
Professional, mature approach to work, with a calming and reassuring presence. Excellent manners and customer service orientation. Good language skills and attention to detail. Ability to perform all of the job functions included in certification and job description. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work well under pressure. Ability to deal with a wide variety of personalities and problems while maintaining consistently professional manner. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, office staff, patients, relatives and friends of patients, and the general public and personnel of related offices. Must be able to maintain patient and employer confidentiality.
- Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced clinic environment
- Ability to communicate with members of the multidisciplinary team with written and verbal proficiency
- Ability to coordinate oncology patient care with other interdisciplinary staff
- Ability to network within the institution as well as externally
- Proficiency in clinical management of complex patients
- Flexibility and multitasking skills
- Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients of varying age groups, human development stages, and cultural groups
- Knowledge of chronic illness and comorbidity management
- Leadership ability in priority setting and delegating patient care
- Current knowledge of latest trends, skills, procedures, and protocols in hematology/oncology and internal medicine practice
- Skills in interpersonal relationships, program development, critical thinking, and problem solving
- Strong ability to use data, computer systems, and electronic health records in support of patient care delivery
- Understanding of the latest evidence-based oncology, immunology, pharmacology, community health, and cultural sensitivity information
- Provides instructions and directions to patients and families on tests and chemotherapy side effects.
- Provides patient and family education and serves as an educator for nursing and other staff.
- Reviews all patient medical data prior to a patient visit to ensure that all results are available for the medical team during the patient visit (i.e., that all laboratory results, pathology reports, imaging studies, and medical records are available for team from which to make a disposition).
- Reviews patientsrsquo; medications, distress assessment, and vital signs including pain on each visit to the clinic and plans nursing interventions.
- Serves as a patient advocate on issues related to the clinical changes and physical status of patients since the last clinic visit.
