Job Details

• Provide culturally sensitive, age-specific team-based care models in delivering nursing care for the Radiation Oncology patient population. 
• Multitask to deliver excellent patient care while facilitating efficient through put across the clinic as it relates to procedural care for brancytherapy (GYN, Prostate, ect.), high dose radiation specifically
• Work with several procedural teams comprised of faculty, nurse practitioner, clinical physicist, medical assistant and other constituents in collaborative departments (OBGYN, Urology, etc.)
• Collaborate daily with physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and radiation therapists.
• Direct interaction with caring of patients pre, post and during procedures.
• Documentation and patient education regarding treatments, procedures, side effects, etc.  Patient education plays an intricate role in the overall success of the procedure, aids the patients? recovery and is essential to this role, as well as the patient experience.
• Access ports for procedures, initiate IVs and assessments for contrast administration.
• Assessment and management of side effects of radiation.
• Coordination of care for patients including telephone triage and care during transfers.
• Development of educational initiatives, teambuilding, and ensuring patient care is executed at the highest standards using evidence-based practice.  

• Colloborate with pre-op, OR, PACU, Anesthesia teams to coordinate care of patient. 

   

Expectations 

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills through use of the nursing process, excellent problem-solving skills, and demonstrated ability to set priorities.
• Demonstrated customer service, interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to build respectful relationships within and between units and individuals.
• Demonstrated accountability and dependability including a good attendance record with punctuality.
• Demonstrated adaptability to changing needs and priorities based on unit, department, and institutional goals/objectives.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills providing patient and family education and reinforcement related to oncologic conditions including, but not limited to, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, oral therapy, infusion, etc.
• Proficiency with typing and electronic health record documentation.
• Ability to manage complex clinical issues utilizing assessment skills, protocols, and evidence-based interventions.
• Willingness to adapt to different populations within the Radiation Oncology team as patient demands require. Orientation and training would be provided for new subspecialties.  
• Accurate and efficient documentation of nursing care. 
• Knowledge and appropriate use of internal and external resources. 
• This RN position is essential in managing clinic flow, patient care needs to include, but not limited to triage/assessment of high acuity patients, therapy education, procedural education, medication administration and management, responding to clinic emergencies, port maintenance, collaboration with multiple disciplines / infusion / scheduling / lab management. 

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan Medicine
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Minimum of (2) years of Oncology experience within the last (5) three years  
   

NOTE: In order to be considered for this position the applicant must have met or will have met all the required qualifications prior to the start date of employment.

RESUME REQUIRED (for both internal & external applicants): 
You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.

• Minimum of 12 months of Brachytherapy experience
• Minimum of 12 months of Gyn Oncology experience or Gynecology experience
• Minimum of 12 months of Procedure or ICU experience
• Ambulatory Care Experience with telephone triage/symptom management within the last five (5) years
• OCN certification
   

Salary & Nursing Framework Level:
This UMPNC RN posting is posted under the Role-Specific Advancement Model (RSAM) as: 
ENC- COMPETENT NE
Actual RSAM LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire.
RSAM levels range from ENC-COMPETENT-NE to ENC-EXPERT-NE TO ENC-MASTERY-NE.

Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position. 
Posting may be filled after the initial 5-day posting period. 
Applicants who have left the UMPNC bargaining unit must include on their resume dates of past employment including months and years of service along with effort. 
Positions less than 20 hours/week may be combined. 

If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with nursing opportunities please contact Nurse Recruitment at (734) 936-5183.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Michigan Nurses Association and the U-M Professional Nurse Council union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

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