Job Req ID:  113707

Clinical Nurse

We are seeking an Clinical Nurse for Green Spring Medical Oncology 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 do practice primary nursing and the Clinical Nurse is 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.
  • Knowledge of nursing process; social, behavioral and physical sciences; nursing research and application; leadership and management as normally acquired through completion of bachelor’s program in nursing.
  • Knowledge of current health care environment.
  • This position communicates regularly with the Nurse Manager so that the Nurse manager can be aware 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 document legibly using a writing instrument.
  • 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.


Skills

  • Ability to analyze data to synthesize and summarize information and to 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.
  • Ability to document legibly using a writing instrument.
  • Maintain confidentiality per clinical and operational standards and holds others accountable.
  • Listens actively top opinions, ideas and feelings expressed by others and responds in a courteous and tactful manner; holds others accountable for same behaviors.
  • In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, sets unit goals, which contributes to the accomplishment of the practice and organization goals.
  • Ability to monitor unit and foster teamwork.
  • Support clinical practice at the discretion of the nurse manager and practice administrator.
  • Ability to assist the Nurse Manager with performance management and regulatory requirements and holds self-accountable.
  • Ability to manage personnel resources and allocation to meet patient care, staff and organizational requirements of the treatment area.
  • Ability to address internal and external concerns regarding safety, customer service and/or quality improvement, responding to these within one week of receipt, utilizing service recovery methods as appropriate.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Individual must be a registered nurse, licensed in the State of Maryland or state where practicing.
  • Bachelor's degree in nursing or related discipline preferred.

 


 

Classified Title: Clinical Nurse 
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/ME  
Starting Salary Range: $64,000 - $112,200 Annually ($88,100 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F, 830-500 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: JH at Greenspring Station 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Onc Greenspring  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
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Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

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JH at Greenspring Station