Registered Nurse (RN), Ambulatory Care Unit - BC Cancer Victoria
Core
Provide direct patient care and administer systemic cancer treatments in an ambulatory oncology setting.
Role type
Staff Registered Nurse (Oncology)
Builds
Systemic therapy treatments and patient care plans
Domain
Healthcare / Oncology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient assessment, IV therapy and infusion administration, medication administration, care plan development, interdisciplinary collaboration, symptom management, patient education, documentation, emergency response
Preferred skills
Oncology nursing certification, post-basic oncology nursing program completion
Technologies
Electronic health records, clinical information systems
Responsibilities
Assess patient fitness for treatment, initiate and manage IVs/IVADs, administer chemotherapeutic agents and other medications, monitor patient reactions to treatment, document patient information and care evaluations, admit/discharge patients per policy, refer patients to community health services
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC