RN, Registered Nurse Cancer Care, Bellevue: FT 7:30a-5p chez Firelands Health

Position Highlights:

• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.
• Employee-centric: Tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, comprehensive major medical, dental and vision insurance, paid time off, 401(k), health and wellness offerings, monthly employee events, and more. 
• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.

About Firelands Health:

Our goal at Firelands Health is to be the best & preferred independent healthcare employer for the Sandusky Bay region.

Firelands Health is the area’s largest and most comprehensive resource for quality medical care. We are “big enough to care for you, and small enough to care about you”. We are locally managed and governed as a not-for-profit healthcare facility, serving the counties of Erie, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Huron, covering a regional service area with over 300,000 residents. Our mission is to provide excellent healthcare, promote community wellness, and improve the lives we serve.

Our Core ACE Values:  Attitude: We choose to be positive and inclusive every day. Commitment: We are committed to exceed the expectations of those we serve. Enthusiasm: We will work passionately to make a difference.

What You Will Do:

Hybrid position: 75% Cancer Care/Infusion Services, 25% Community Outreach

Cancer Care/Infusion Services:

• Provides supportive care and administration of chemotherapy, blood products, fluid electrolyte replacements, injections, and other oncology treatments as prescribed.
• Assists the doctor in assessing, developing, coordinating, and revising patient and family educational needs. All new chemotherapy patients receive education by the nurse.
• Assists the patients with making referrals to PT/OT/Dietician/Palliative/Hospice and completes necessary paperwork to ensure continuation of care.
• Schedules chemotherapy and follow up appointments in the EMR.
• Reports concerns, abnormal lab results, and patient symptom complaints to oncologist and follow up with care. Acts as nurse partner if assigned to a physician and carries out duties assigned by the physician.
• Anticipates complications of chemotherapy and takes action to prevent or minimize the complications.
• Involves the patient and family in care planning and attempts to establish interventions specific to the individual needs of the patient.
• Demonstrates skill in venipuncture and skill in the care and use of various venous access devices (i.e. peripheral, PICCS, and ports).
• Demonstrates proficiency in the safe administration of chemotherapy and disposal of chemotherapy wastes and equipment.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the assessment, management, and follow-up care of extravasation.
• Documents pertinent patient information into the EMR.
• Checks that laboratory values are within acceptable parameters, assesses if patient is candidate for chemotherapy or injections, and reports results to physician as needed.
• Checks chemotherapy order for drug, dose, schedule, and route and verifies that original order is transcribed correctly. Assists staff with processing all medication orders.

Community Outreach:

• Conducts screenings such as blood pressure and glucose checks
• Organizes and participates in programs for community members of all ages
• Discusses screening results and information with patients
• Understands pharmaceutical properties and indications
• Administers medication according to standards
• Obtains appropriate resources for patients and staff
• Participates in health fairs both in the hospital and off site
• Assists with hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation classes
• Obtains lab specimens according to established procedures
• Organizes and prioritizes daily workload with a minimum of supervision

What You Will Need:

• Current RN License by the State of Ohio
• ONS Biotherapy/Chemotherapy Certification or ONS Fundamentals
• Current BLS Certification