"Clinical Nurse"

Green Spring Medical Oncology is an infusion center for adult solid tumor patients. The patients are treated with chemotherapy and immunotherapy for various types of cancer. There is a multidisciplinary approach to care for all patients, and we practice primary nursing, so we are seeking a Clinical Nurse who will be an integral part of that practice.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinating care for assigned patients to promote the achievement of clinical outcomes.
• Provide direct patient care based on the nursing process while mentoring others to promote quality and excellence of care.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary health care team to optimize team performance.
• Promote improvements in treatment area processes and cost-effective use of resources.
• Accountable for own decisions regarding patient care.
• Identifies impending changes in patient condition and individual performance issues.
• Analyzes patient care data to deliver and evaluate care.
• May focus in the area of clinical practice or education.
• Communicates regularly with the Nurse Manager and informs of trends for longer term problem solving.
• Mentors others to promote quality, safety, and excellence in clinical care.
• Precepts RN’s and CMA’s.
• Promotes and identifies quality improvement initiatives that are aligned with the departmental and organizational safety and operational goals.

Competencies

• Knowledge of nursing process, social, behavioral, biological and physical science.
• Knowledge of current health care environment.
• Working knowledge of Epic and Epic’s Beacon ordering system.
• Ability to analyze data to synthesize and summarize information and make judgments regarding patient care.
• Highly effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills to establish working relationships that foster optimal quality patient care.
• Ability to use a computer keyboard to input and obtain data.
• CPR and AED certified.
• Ability to properly conduct general physiologic monitoring and patient care equipment such as an EKG and IV pumps.
• Accountable authority for decisions regarding patient care; may act in absence of the nurse manager.

Minimum Qualifications

Individual must be a registered nurse, licensed in the State of Maryland. Current CPR certification. Must maintain current licensure and certification during duration of employment. Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or related discipline. Two years of nursing experience.

Classified Title: Clinical Nurse Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/ME Starting Salary Range: $31.05 - $54.47 HRLY ($26,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.) Employee group: Casual / On Call Schedule: Mon - Fri / 8a -4:30p FLSA Status: Exempt Location: School of Medicine Campus Department name: SOM Onc Greenspring Personnel area: School of Medicine