Treatment Nurse Job Description
Treatment nurse
provides basic wound care information and conveys facility wound management program elements and training to nursing staff.
Treatment Nurse Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective treatment nurse job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included treatment nurse job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Patient assessment/physical examination
Contact physician promptly when necessary concerning resident care
Demonstrate an awareness of personal abilities and limitations by requesting assistance in situations exceeding his/her abilities
Utilize principles of resident confidentiality and privacy at all times including the use of doors, cubical curtains, drapes and gowns
Utilize principles of asepsis and infection control in performance of resident care and equipment maintenance according to established policies and procedures
Complete all documentation and assigned work in a timely manner
Demonstrate ability to function in efficient manner in critical situations
Demonstrate good managerial judgment by encouraging individual accountability for job performance by staff assigned to supervision of charge nurse
Demonstrate adequate supervisory skills, with emphasis on instruction and evaluation of personnel
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key function satisfactorily
Treatment Nurse Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Treatment Nurse
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, BLS, ACLS, IV, BCLS, ONS, OCN, PEARS, PALS
Education for Treatment Nurse
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the treatment nurse job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Nursing, Education, Science, Graduate, Nursing Program, School of Nursing, Nursing Education, Department of Education, Performance, Professional Development
Skills for Treatment Nurse
Desired skills for treatment nurse include:
Regulations
Field of practice
Practices and procedures the laws
Guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility
Basic principles of infection control and wound care
Anatomy
Pathology
Physiology
Good bedside nursing skills
Administration and interactions
Desired experience for treatment nurse includes:
Demonstrate customer-focused service skills
Must have current or compact RN licensure in the state of North Carolina
National certification as a NP required prior to or within 6 months of employment
Advanced Nurse Practitioner license
Must be proficient in electronic health systems and databases used in research environment, or willingness to learn and demonstrate proficiency within six months of hire
Demonstrate effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Treatment Nurse Examples
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Treatment Nurse Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a treatment nurse. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for treatment nurse
- Maintain knowledge of all applicable regulatory laws and requirements, including HIPAA, CMS Conditions of Participation and The Joint Commission to ensure regulatory compliance in nursing practice
- Be accountable and responsible on a continuing basis for providing infusions (including chemotherapy and biologic therapy), blood products, and procedures to the ambulatory patient at the direction of a physician
- Be accountable and responsible on a continuing basis for planning and providing comprehensive outpatient care to patients/families with cancer being cared for in the First Hill Swedish Cancer Institute Treatment Center
- Use your understanding of the pathophysiology of cancer, the major treatment modalities, protocols and investigational protocols enables him/her to participate fully in all phases of care for the patient and their significant support system
- Be responsible triage, symptom management, patient/family education, and end of life care issues during operating hours
- Assist in the management of the staff schedules, providing staff coverage as needed to accommodate the staffing needs on a daily basis
- Interact and communicate with referring physicians
- Perform specified diagnostic/therapeutic procedures
- Respond to infusion reactions
- Triage patients to Emergency Department/Inpatient Services, as appropriate
Qualifications for treatment nurse
- Must be a graduate or eligible to graduate within 30 days from an RN Nursing Program and eligible to take the RN NCLEX exam
- A minimum of 3 years of clinical experience as an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA) is required
- Graduate of an accredited NP program
- A minimum of one year experience in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care or a similar setting
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in assigned department's clinical area (e.g., Pediatrics, FP/IM, OB/Gyn, Surgery, Allergy, Dermatology, Urology, ) within an ambulatory care setting
- At least 2 years of nursing experience as an RN providing care to patients with HIV/AIDs in an inpatient, ED or clinic/doctor’s office setting
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of treatment nurse. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for treatment nurse
- Serve as a consultant to Infusion Center nurses and infusion ordering services
- Provide clinical leadership and serve as a role model for clinical practice
- Collaborate with other professionals in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs for increasing clinical knowledge/skills/operational efficiency
- Attend conferences and continuing education/staff development programs to maintain medical knowledge specific to the patient population
- Provide expert nursing care to Ambulatory Psychiatry patients in the child, adolescent and adult outpatient clinics
- Formulates, interprets and implements specialized OTP policies and procedures pertaining to quality care of Veterans with Opioid Use Disorders (OUD) to assure compliance with internal and external performance standards
- Strategic planning, program development, implementation of new initiatives, policies and procedures, and oversight of administrative and programmatic resources of the Opioid Treatment Program
- Orients, trains, consults with and serves as a resource for other professionals concerning services for opioid use disorders
- Provides technical assistance to other VA Medical Centers, State, local, private agencies, and universities
- Organizes the work flow for consult/referrals, intake, assessments, and treatment for patients with opioid use disorders, and didactic training of staff
Qualifications for treatment nurse
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills as evidenced by performance and evaluations
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills as evidenced by performance and evaluations
- Demonstrated excellent attendance as evidenced by performance and evaluations
- Experience as an RN in the Ambulatory Care setting
- Experience in the role of a Charge Nurse or equivalent leadership experience
- Experience with EPIC, Word, Excel
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of treatment nurse. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for treatment nurse
- Establishes processes to monitor and improve performance
- Participates in recruitment procedures and interviews to select personnel for mental health programs in various disciplines
- Screenings and assessments (interviews Veterans and their significant others to determine substance use and co-occurring mental health-related problems
- Treatment planning and goal setting (developing comprehensive and unique goal directed treatment plans that reflects a course of therapeutic substance use disorder intervention to address the needs identified in the assessment)
- Clinical counseling (provides individual, conjoin, family, couples and group education and therapy for Veterans with substance use disorders, including the use of evidence-based psychotherapies)
- Crisis intervention (provides complex crisis intervention and stabilization to patients who are in psychological distress and follow-up for Veterans with substance use disorders)
- Complete daily treatment administration per orders (may include Negative Pressure Wound Therapy applications)
- Complete post admission skin assessments on new admits with the ability to identify any areas of compromised skin integrity
- Ability to accurately complete Braden Scales
- Possess Strong wound assessment skills/documentation skills to include careplan updates
Qualifications for treatment nurse
- Current Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Card
- Minimum of 12 months Oncology Nursing experience
- Alice, Kleberg, Memorial & South
- PALS within 6 months of hire/transfer date
- Minimum two (2) years prior LPN experience required
- Experience working with elderly adults in nursing home setting preferred
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a treatment nurse. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for treatment nurse
- Ability to become familiar with a variety of treatment products and make recommendations to physicians
- Maintain knowledge of Pressure Injuries updates from the NPUAP
- Confer with the Wound Director/MD/licensed personnel regarding dermatological disorders of residents in the facility
- Restricted Daily Utilization Reviews
- Appeals for Denied/Modified Adjudications
- 9 month program factored into your full time position in the ARTS and Substance Abuse Unit
- Roles and responsibilities may be periodically adjusted as determined by the needs of the Ambulatory Care Clinical Program
- Performs assigned technical procedures
- Prepares and administers medications as outlined in policy and procedure
- Assists with therapeutic procedures to include UDS collection per MH RRTP policy
Qualifications for treatment nurse
- Clinical trials research experience preferred
- Must pass pre-employment examinations
- Advance skills in assessment of patients with acute medical conditions
- Five (5) years of clinical experience as an Advanced Practice provider
- Participation in professional Advanced Practice Provider organizations or related committees
- Proficient with peripheral IV access
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a treatment nurse. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for treatment nurse
- Documents all actions in the medical record and shift report
- Provides for the safety of the patients by performing regular patient rounds and bed checks of all patient rooms
- Performs contraband searches with patients per MH RRTP policy
- The Domiciliary Chief must possess a broad, clinical knowledge of and experience in bio-psycho-social rehabilitation and accepted treatments including a range of evidenced-based therapies and other activities in a residential setting
- The Domiciliary Chief will interact with an interdisciplinary team other ancillary staff to coordinated combined clinical programming, therapeutic community and recreational activities
- Develops and implements information systems to track service activities, visits, referral, inpatient days, patient demographics, performance measure and patient satisfaction
- The incumbent supervises a group of employees performing work at various technical levels such as social workers, counseling therapists, rehabilitation technicians, and psychology technicians
- Responsible for hiring and training of new employees and the orientation of new residents and staff
- Performs the administrative and personnel management function relative to staff supervised
- Observes workers' performance, demonstrates and conducts work performance critiques and provides feedback
Qualifications for treatment nurse
- Graduate of an Accredited School of School of Nursing required
- Nursing – Psychiatry, 2 years exp
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient preferred
- May be required to work the floor at times
- Current RN license for the state of Texas current Compact State license
- Active, Current CA RN License