Clinic Registered Nurse - Breast Surgery/Oncology
Job Overview
Join a collaborative breast care team dedicated to providing compassionate, personalized care to women throughout their breast health journey. Our clinic brings together breast surgery, advanced imaging, diagnostic services, and coordinated clinical support in one environment, allowing our team to work closely together to provide timely, high-quality care. Our team values strong relationships, clinical excellence, teamwork, and a personal approach to patient care. This is an opportunity to work closely with an experienced breast surgeon and multidisciplinary clinical team while building meaningful relationships with patients and making a direct impact on their care experience.
The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing support to the physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical team in the evaluation and management of patients receiving breast health services. The RN works collaboratively with all members of the care team to provide safe, efficient, and patient-centered care.
The RN performs responsibilities similar to other clinical team members within the breast clinic while providing an additional level of nursing assessment, clinical knowledge, critical thinking, patient education, and clinical decision-making within the RN's scope of practice. The RN serves as a clinical resource for patients and team members, assists in identifying and addressing patient needs, and appropriately escalates clinical concerns to the physician or other healthcare provider.
The position supports patients throughout their clinic experience, including patient assessment, telephone triage, care coordination, procedure preparation and follow-up, patient education, medication and symptom assessment, and other nursing services appropriate to the patient's needs and the RN's scope of practice.
Essential Duties
Performs nursing assessment of patients presenting for breast care services.
Reviews relevant medical history, medications, allergies, symptoms, diagnostic results, and other clinical information.
Identifies clinical concerns, changes in condition, or potential complications and communicates appropriately with the providers
Uses nursing judgment to determine appropriate follow-up, escalation, and care coordination within scope of practice.
Provides nursing care appropriate to the patient's condition and treatment plan.
Receives and clinically triages patient calls related to symptoms, medications, procedures, postoperative concerns, diagnostic testing, and other patient needs.
Determines when patient concerns can be addressed through education or established protocols and when provider evaluation or intervention is indicated.
Provides clinical education and reinforces provider instructions.
Supports the providers during clinic visits and procedures.
Prepares patients for examination and in office procedures
Assists with coordination of diagnostic breast procedures and additional testing as directed by the physician.
Reviews patient information and available diagnostic results in preparation for clinic visits.
Serves as a clinical resource to the CMA and other members of the breast clinic team.
Coordinates referrals, diagnostic testing, procedures, and follow-up care as directed
Communicate with outside providers and healthcare organizations to obtain information necessary for patient care.
Follows up on outstanding orders, testing, results, or other clinical needs.
Identifies barriers or delays in care and communicates concerns to the appropriate team member.
Provides nursing assessment and follow-up for patients following breast procedures and surgery.
Assesses wounds, incisions, drains, pain, swelling, and other postoperative concerns within scope and competency.
Provides dressing changes, drain care/removal, and other nursing services as appropriate to the patient's plan of care.
Completes accurate and timely documentation in the medical record.
Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with HIPAA and applicable regulatory requirements.
Participates in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
Education / Certification & License Requirements
Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program required
BSN preferred
2-5 years nursing experience preferred
Prior experience in physician office preferred
Current License in state of NE as RN
Current BLS
Join our team to make a meaningful difference in the lives of oncology patients through compassionate and expert nursing care!
Pay: $29.00 - $37.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40.0 per week
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
