About the Role
The Level II Registered Nurse is accountable for providing competent direct patient care based on established standards and contributes to unit activities and the enhancement of the care delivery system. This role supports peers, and may include charge nurse, preceptor, and committee member responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Provide competent direct patient care based on established standards.
- Contribute to unit activities and support enhancement of the care delivery system at the unit level.
- Support peers in the delivery of patient care services.
- Assume an expanded role which may include charge nurse, preceptor, and committee member responsibilities.
- Provide expert nursing care in the Acute Care Clinic.
- Manage oncology and hematology patients requiring blood product administration, chemotherapy, evaluation and treatment of fever and neutropenia, and management of pain crisis.
- Perform comprehensive telephone triage and care management.
- Provide patient and family education.
- Participate in quality improvement, workflow optimization, and research initiatives.
- Partner closely with the Pediatric Infusion Center.
Requirements
- Previous pediatric experience, including chemotherapy administration, strongly preferred.
Skills
- Chemotherapy administration
- Telephone triage
- Care management
- Patient and family education
- Quality improvement
- Workflow optimization
- Research initiatives
Location
- 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642
Work Type
- Full time
- 36 hours
Experience Level
- Level II Registered Nurse
Education Level
- Registered Nurse
Salary/Compensations
- $38.76 - $52.33 per hour
About the Company
- The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better.
- Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability.
- Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.
Equal Opportunity
- The University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics).
- This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.
