Clinical Nurse III - Evaluation Treatment Center - Days

City of Hope; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope seeks an experienced Clinical Nurse III for the 8-bed Evaluation and Treatment Center in Irvine. You will deliver urgent oncology assessment and intervention, triage, and stabilization for acutely ill patients within a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes compassionate, evidence-based care, documentation accuracy, and collaboration with physicians, inpatient, outpatient, and palliative teams, while mentoring junior staff and ensuring safety and patient dignity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• 3–5 years in urgent care or emergency room.
• Current CA Registered Nurse License.
• Current BLS through American Heart Association.
• Current ACLS through American Heart Association.
• ONS certification is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process for patient care.
• Assess conditions, recognize complications, escalate when needed.
• Administer medications, monitor responses, manage central lines.
• Documentation and clinical information system proficiency.
• Mentor and guide new staff.
• Delegate tasks to licensed and unlicensed personnel.
• Uphold City of Hope nursing model and standards.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and professional development.

Skills

Critical thinking

Nursing assessment

Patient care

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

CA RN License

BLS certification (AHA)

ACLS certification (AHA)

ONS certification

Job description

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We are seeking experienced nurses for our 8-bed Evaluation and Treatment Center (ETC) at City of Hope Orange County Cancer Specialty Hospital as a Clinical Nurse III in the ETC you will provide compassionate care to our oncology patients who are requiring urgent evaluation and intervention. This role is vital in addressing acute symptoms related to cancer, treatment side effects, and oncologic emergencies.

The Clinical Nurse III performs rapid assessments, triage, and stabilization with strong understanding of oncology pathophysiology and the unique needs of immunocompromised patients. You will collaborate closely with physicians, and the interdisciplinary care team, the Clinical Nurse ensure timely, individualized care that prioritizes both safety and the dignity of the patient.

The position requires clinical expertise, strong critical thinking, emotional resilience, and a deep commitment to supporting patients and families.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Utilizes the nursing process and practice standards as a framework for the management of patient care.
• Can assess patient conditions, recognize early signs of complications, escalation of care when necessary, and continuity of care through coordination with inpatient, outpatient, and palliative teams.
• Administering specialized medications, monitoring treatment responses, managing central lines and infusion devices.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the clinical information system and applies principles to patient documentation.
• Prioritizes holistic care, addressing both the physical and emotional needs of the patients.
• Serves as a mentor and role model to new staff members.
• Delegates to licensed and unlicensed personnel.
• Integrates and practices according to the City of Hope Professional Practice Model to deliver care service excellence.
• In alignment with City of Hope mission and values, the Division of Nursing and Patient Care Services vision and mission, and with continuous focus on the patient, family and community, carries out the nursing process, coordinates interdisciplinary care planning, documents according to standards, including validation of the patient and caregiver’s understanding of the plan of care and expected outcomes.
• The nurse is a change agent, committed to lifelong learning, professional development and embodiment of City of Hope organizational mission and values, and the values and ethos of the profession of nursing.
• Shift: Days

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3 – 5 years related experience (urgent care or emergency room)
• Current CA Registered Nurse License
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association
• ONS certification is highly preferred

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.