NWIN RN - Clinic, Radiation Oncology, Registry, Day Shift

UChicago Medicine; Crown Point (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Radiation Oncology Nurse (RN) at its Chesterton/Crown Point facility in Indiana. The role focuses on bedside and clinic support within a two-story, multispecialty center, contributing to patient examinations, diagnostic tests, and treatment procedures.

Ideal candidates have a BSN, hold an active Indiana RN license, and bring community health experience to a fast-paced, academic medical environment.

Qualifications

• Must have experience working in a community health setting.
• Active Indiana RN license.

Responsibilities

• Triages and responds to patient phone calls for physician follow-up.
• Assists physician in clinic or procedure areas with exams and tests.
• Counsels patients on medications, side effects, and lifestyle changes.
• Schedules follow-ups and pre-operative testing for patients.
• Coordinates admissions and orders tests with nursing staff.
• Supports research programs by screening patients and handling data.

Skills

Community health experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Chesterton, located in Chesterton, Indiana as a Radiation Oncology Nurse (RN). UChicago Medicine is an integrated academic and community health system with multiple primary medical facilities within the surrounding suburbs of Chicago. UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana, the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana.

Essential Job Functions

• Conducts, responds to, follow up on, and triages patient phone calls to the physician as appropriate
• Assists physician in clinic or procedure area with patient examinations, diagnostic tests and/or therapeutic procedures .
• Counsels patients concerning lifestyle modifications, medication regimens, side effects, and interactions using an appropriate psychosocial communication level
• Communicates to clinics coordinators follow-up appointments, ancillary and/or pre-operative testing and scheduling needed for patient
• Arranges patient admissions; coordinates ordering of tests/procedures with fellows, attending, and other nursing staff
• Assists physicians in coordination of research programs by screening patients for acceptance into clinical research and outcome programs. Maintains office file notes, reviews charts, enters data for sectional demographic data base, assists in summarization and analysis of data

Qualifications

• Must have experience working in a community health setting

License/Certifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Nursing
• Must be an actively licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Indiana

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Registry
• Shift: Days
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Radiation Oncology
• CBA Code: Non-Union

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.