Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Oncology

Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center (10427)Shift Detail: M-F (no nights/weekends)Work where every moment matters.Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is one of the largest medical practices in New England with multiple locations throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. We consist of a team of professionals ranging from Medical Assistants to Physician Assistants and everything in between. Our physician led medical group enjoys an excellent reputation with patients and the medical community, offering primary care, urgent care and more than 30 different specialties.Job DescriptionProvides office-based nursing care in collaboration with surgeonAssesses physical and psychosocial needs and environmental factors affecting patients and their families, formulates nursing plan of care and ensures continuity of patient care through appropriate nursing evaluation and intervention for preoperative and postoperative concernsCommunicates with provider/surgeon regarding patient needs, nursing assessments, and recommendationsTakes direction and initiates actions (cross/additional training) that will allow seamless patient careCollects and documents current health status and medical history and assists in scheduling patient office visitsReviews patient records, including preoperative records, to ensure completeness and reviews outstanding issues with providerDemonstrates independent nursing actions based on assessment and problem identificationUnder direction of provider, calls in prescription medications to pharmacies and observes and documents patient’s response to pertinent medicationsDocuments accurate and ongoing assessment of patient’s needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, progress toward goals, and response to careTriages telephone calls and displays ability to initiate appropriate nursing intervention in prompt, precise, and professional mannerAssists patients and family members or other clients with concern and empathy; respects confidentiality and privacy QualificationsCurrent Connecticut RN License required.We take great care of careers.With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.