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This position supports our Messino Cancer Centers clinic in Asheville, NC.
Job Description Summary:
Plan, direct, and evaluate the overall nursing care and functions. Coordinate the activities of the unit and direct, organize, and assign work to the nurses and pharmacy technicians. Assess, monitor, and educate the nursing staff on patient care. Institute emergency procedures as necessary.
Key Performance Area:
Work in cooperation with all office departments to ensure continuity of patient care and smooth office flow.
Staffing:
Prepare schedule for clinic’s Nurses and Pharmacy Technician. Work in cooperation with Head Nurse to assure coverage for increased patient schedules or staff’s time off. Provide Head Nurse with all nursing/pharmacy technicians requests for time off (verbal communication of pending requested days off; all staff must complete requests in Ultipro).
Training:
Oversee the orientation of new nurses and pharmacy technicians. Assess skills of these employees and make a recommendation to the Head Nurse for continued employment, further training, or release. Ensure employees have appropriate training and other resources to perform their job.
Forms:
Responsible for the completion of incident reports, reaction forms, and drug waste forms that need to be completed and turned in to Head Nurse on the day of any event.
Patient Education:
Coordinate nurses to teach patient education classes. Oversee packet assembly for orientation and patient education classes.
Communication:
The Lead Nurse will check their AON e-mail and Onco EMR mailboxes daily and clean them out by reading all messages and responding accordingly. Coordinate the triage of incoming phone calls. Act as a resource for staff regarding AON policies and procedures. After discussing and reviewing all clinical policy, procedure, and regulatory changes, the Lead Nurse will be responsible for communication made to the nursing and pharmacy staff.
Research:
Understand and support clinical trials and ECOG. Communicate with Research Coordinator to ensure that excellent patient care is achieved at all times.
Special Chemotherapy Circumstances:
The Lead RN will coordinate special procedures and special chemotherapy treatments. Ensure that medications and/or special equipment are in-house at the time of the patient’s appointment.
Pharmacy:
Work with the purchasing department to ensure PAR levels are maintained to assure sufficient stock and minimize waste. Have thorough knowledge of Nucleus medication dispensing system. Oversee ordering of medical and pharmaceutical supplies. Ensure the timely rotation of medication and stock.
Compliance:
Comply with all Federal and State laws and regulations pertaining to patient care, patients’ rights, safety, billing, human resources, and collections. Adhere to all AON and departmental policies and procedures, including IT policies and procedures and Disaster Recovery Plan. Maintain and ensure the confidentiality of all patient and employee information at all times.
Supervisory Duties:
Provide daily direction and communication to employees so that departmental work is performed in a timely, efficient, and knowledgeable manner. Create and maintain a high-quality work environment so team members are motivated to perform at their highest level. Provide continual evaluation of processes and procedures. Discuss all suggested methods to improve area operations, efficiency, and service to both internal and external customers. Establish work procedures and processes that support company and departmental standards, procedures, and strategic directives. After reviewing with and in coordination with the Head Nurse, provide performance feedback and coaching on a regular basis with each nurse/pharmacy technician.
Position Qualifications/Requirements:
Registered Nurse, appropriate state license; certification of OCN required within two years of employment. At least two years of experience with hematology/oncology patients in a clinic or hospital is required. Position also requires fluency in the English language as well as excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal and leadership skills. Current CPR certification required. Valid driver’s license in the resident state to travel to clinics.
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