Chemotherapy Infusion Oncology Registered Nurse (RN) | Out-Patient Oncology Infusion | VFT/Day |Children's Arnold Palmer Hospital

Position Summary

Orlando Health Children's is seeking for a Chemotheray Infusion Registered Nurse (RN). The Chemotherapy Infusion Registered Nurse will be trained/verified in the administration of chemotherapeutic/biotherapy agents. The RN will provide leadership which facilitates the delivery of professional nursing care for the comfort and wellbeing of our patients. The RN will be responsible for participating in the daily clinical operations of the infusion suites by utilizing the nursing process to provide, delegate, supervise, and document care and teaching of patients and their families.

Location: Orlando Health Children's Arnold Palmer Hospital, Orlando, FL

Department: Out-Patient Oncology Infusion

Type: Variable Full-time

Shift:Day Shift **** 4 days a week (Monday-Friday/day off alternates every week ****

CANDIDATE MUST BE "CPHON" CERTIFIED

Experience preferably in peds hem/onc or BMT.

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health –Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children:

Medical, Dental, Vison

403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks to start)

Life Insurance

Extended Leave Plan (ELP)

Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)

Paid Parental Leave

Pet Insurance

Car Insurance

100% PAID Tuition as well as tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ORLANDO HEALTH CHILDREN'S ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL

Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing

compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156

licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s

Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top

Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central

Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health

Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma

Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals

and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s

east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over

100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE

education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin

your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.

“Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Coordinates out-patient care and acts as a liaison between the provider, family, and office team.
• Demonstrates excellent ability to perform patient assessments and provides symptom management as well as patient and family education.
• Sets up and administers chemotherapy, fluids, and other medications via venous access consistently following the “five rights.”
• Practices safe administration of chemotherapy/biotherapy, infusions, injections, and transfusions.
• Chemotherapy dose checks and monitors lab values for administration.
• Manages and can performs phlebotomy blood draws.
• Monitors side effects to chemotherapy and other medications and recognizes potential drug interactions.
• Accesses central catheters (PORTS/PICC).
• Acts as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care throughout various stages of treatment and follow-up including, but not exclusive to providers, social work, dietician, integrative medicine, pharmacy, navigators, laboratory, radiation therapy, genetics, and clinical research.
• Educates patients regarding chemotherapy, labs, procedures, symptoms, medications, and other information as needed.
• Reviews incoming lab, imaging, and procedure results. Forward abnormal results to providers.
• Triages patients through use of pathways and collaboration with physicians for toxicities, symptom management, and needs for referrals within the RN scope of practice.
• Manages a caseload of patients receiving a variety of infusion and oral therapies on an outpatient basis.
• Ability to flex between inpatient and outpatient areas to administer chemotherapy based on department and patient needs
• Demonstrates high level skills to manage complex workload effectively to provide safest, high-quality care.
• Demonstrates an excellent ability to communicate through various methods and with various audiences to achieve desired outcome(s).
• Participates and engages in continuous professional development, safety behaviors and focus on the patient experience.
• Physical Requirements:

• Ongoing need to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

Qualifications

Education/Training Required: Associate degree or Diploma in Registered Nursing Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Licensure/Certification required: * Must have and maintain current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida. * Must hold an active Oncology Nurse Certification (OCN) for adult oncology or Certified Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Nurse (CPHON) for pediatrics. Current BLS certification. Nurse will need to complete the required Orlando Health Oncology Chemotherapy/Biotherapy/immunotherapy Verification Courses and complete 90-day orientation with verified Oncology Preceptor.

Experience At least 2 years in oncology nursing. Nurses will be required to be proficient in management of central line and various invasive medical devices as well as infection protocol.