RN - Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - PRN

Shift : PRN – Monday – Friday, days\nDepartment : Ellis Fischel Cancer Center Clinic\nCompensation : \n\n

• Base Pay : $33.75 per hour\n\nABOUT THE JOB\n\nMU Health Care is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Clinic RN in our Ellis Fischel Cancer Center Clinic to play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional patient care. As a vital member of our team, you will utilize your strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient needs, implement effective interventions, and create personalized care plans. Join us in upholding the highest standards of nursing care, shaping positive patient outcomes, and making a lasting impact on healthcare.\n\nABOUT MU HEALTH CARE\n\nMU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.\n\nOur academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.\n\nLearn more about MU Health Care.\n\nLearn more about living in mid-Missouri.\n\nDETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION\n\nAssesses the patient's condition and nursing needs, sets goals, and prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those goals and the physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative needs of the patient, including discharge planning.\n\nAssesses, intervenes, and reassesses the patient's self-report / symptoms of pain promptly. Utilizes an appropriate tool for assessment and reassessment (0-10 numerical scale, FACES, or the FLACC.)\n\nDemonstrates an understanding of medications with regards to action and side effects. Reports pertinent information to appropriate individual.\n\nEducates patients and significant others about their medications.\n\nDemonstrates the ability to evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions in accomplishing goals and intended patient care outcomes.\n\nMaintain the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the hospital and assigned nursing unit.\n\nParticipates in meetings, in-services, and quality and performance improvement groups. Full understanding of the attendance and punctuality guidelines, and adhere to the dress code.\n\nReports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients to the appropriate person (i.e. physicians, head nurse, charge nurse, and / or nursing supervisor) and records those observations accurately and concisely.\n\nProvides quality care to patients and work with multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest patient satisfaction.\n\nMay complete unit / department specific duties as outlined in department documents.\n\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\nMissouri Board of Nursing RN or Nurse Licensure Compact multi-state RN. When primary state of residency changes, compact state RNs must apply under new state of residency within thirty (30) days.\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\nParticipation in a professional nursing organization.\n\nAdditional license / certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.\n\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS\n\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. This position is in a health care facility open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and work during inclement weather will be required.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunity\n\nThe University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.