Oncology Care Associate II - Hematology/Stem Cell Transplant

McLaren Health Care; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care seeks an Oncology Care Associate II for Hematology/Stem Cell Transplant to join the night shift team at the 8 Webber North location. The role supports patient care under RN supervision, including daily activities, basic procedures, and monitoring.

Requirements include a high school diploma or GED and graduation from a practical nursing, CNA, or Medical Assistant program. BLS certification is required, with potential orientation-based attainment.

Qualifications

• BLS certification required or to be obtained during orientation.
• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Graduate from an approved practical nursing, CNA, or MA program or equivalent training is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical support for daily activities and personal care.
• Assist with patient monitoring and basic nursing tasks under RN supervision.
• Support care team with clerical duties and patient flow coordination.
• Maintain safety, infection control, and HIPAA compliance.

Skills

BLS Certification

Education

High school diploma or GED

Graduate from practical nursing, CNA, or MA program

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Oncology Care Associate II - Hematology/Stem Cell Transplant

Department:Hematology/Stem Cell Transplant (8 Webber North)
Daily Work Times: 7:00pm-7:30am
Shift: Full-Time Nights
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 64

Position Summary:

The Oncology Care Associate II is a member of the patient care delivery team with primary responsibilities for technical, multi-skilled direct and indirect patient care activities. The Oncology Care Associate II work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse who delegate’s tasks based upon both patient and unit needs. The Oncology Care Associate II will report all deviations from expected patient parameters to the Registered Nurse. The Oncology Care Associate II position necessitates significant contact with health care providers, patients, and families, thus warranting a high degree of interpersonal and customer service skills that promote a healing environment.The OCA aids the healthcare team in the attainment of desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates and cooperates in establishing a healing environment in which the patient, family and healthcare team focus on the aspects of care, which have been mutually determined to be most important.
• Provides physical support for patients with daily activities and personal hygiene, including bathing, showering, feeding, dressing, getting out of bed, using the toilet, walking, standing or exercising.
• Provides tracheotomy care, phlebotomy, simple dressing changes, maintain enteral tubes, and urinary catheterization.
• Assists the medical and nursing staff in continuous monitoring of patient ECG rhythms and ECG alarms.
• Performs general clerical duties which may include, but are not limited to, answering telephones and call lights promptly using scripted greeting, greeting patients and visitors, maintaining departmental files, paging professional staff, requesting prior medical records, ordering equipment and maintaining inventory of supplies.
• Ensures compliance with all health care regulations, including HIPAA and OSHA
• Maintains safe and clean working environment and protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control, hazardous waste and other policies and protocols.
• Performs other related job duties as requested.

Required:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Graduation from a school of practical nursing, a Certified Nurse Assistant Program, a Medical Assistant Program, or equivalent training
• Current BLS or obtain BLS during clinical orientation per clinical policy Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation requirements.

Preferred:

• Previous hospital experience

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011733
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• On Call: No

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.