Radiation Oncology Nurse BWH

Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is seeking a Staff Registered Nurse to join the Radiation Oncology team on a full-time basis. This role focuses on intraprocedural nursing care, patient assessment, monitoring, and timely intervention during radiation procedures.

The ideal candidate will have oncology experience within the last three years, ambulatory clinic exposure preferred, and be willing to obtain a PALS certification within 12 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Oncology experience within the last 3 years.
• Ambulatory clinic experience preferred.
• PALS Certification must be obtained within 1 year of hire.

Responsibilities

• The Radiation Oncology staff nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for a complex patient population.
• This role emphasizes intraprocedural nursing care, including patient assessment, monitoring, clinical support, and timely intervention during radiation oncology procedures.
• The staff nurse provides patient and family education, psychosocial and emotional support before, during, and after treatment.

Skills

Oncology experience

Critical thinking

Education

RN license (MA)

BSN preferred

PALS Certification within 1 year

Job description

Site: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

STAFF REGISTERED NURSE - RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Full Time / 40 hours / Rotating, Variable Shift / BWH Boston / Procedural

• The Radiation Oncology staff nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for a complex patient population.
• This role places particular emphasis on intraprocedural nursing care, including patient assessment, monitoring, clinical support, and timely intervention during radiation oncology procedures.
• The staff nurse provides patient and family education, clinical support, and psychosocial and emotional support before, during, and after treatment. Care includes patients undergoing brachytherapy procedures (preop, intraop, postop) under anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia treatments, external beam treatments, and procedural recovery.
• Nursing care is provided to both adult and pediatric patients of all ages.
• The staff nurse works as part of a multidisciplinary care team and communicates and collaborates effectively with colleagues and staff at BWH, MGB, DFCI, and collaborating institutions and agencies.
• This role requires clinical expertise, critical thinking, collaborative practice, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of current cancer treatment and clinical research principles and practices.
• The Radiation Oncology staff nurse reports directly to the Radiation Oncology RN Flow Manager.
• The nurse is responsible for all components of the BWH Registered Nurse Job Description.
• Performs procedures and point-of-care testing as ordered.

Summary

The Registered Nurse is a professional nurse registered in Massachusetts who is responsible and accountable for planning and providing patient care for assigned patients in accordance with Nursing Standards of Care as set forth in the Nursing Department's Clinical Practice Manual. The registered nurse demonstrates initiative, knowledge and clinical skills in caring for the patient with complex needs. The Registered Nurse demonstrates the ability to effectively manage patients by assuming full responsibility for the assessment, plan, implementation and evaluation of patient care and is directly responsible to a designated nurse manager, or supervisor.

Qualifications

Education

• 1. Graduate of an approved school of nursing with current registration inMassachusetts. For newly licensed nurses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is required.
• 2. PALS Certification must be obtained within 1 year of hire.

Experience

• 3. Oncology experience within the last 3 years required.
• 4. Ambulatory clinic experience preferred.

Schedule

• 5. Department hours are 6:30 am -7:30 pm (approximately), Nurses work four 10 hour shifts, Monday - Friday, rotating between any of the department operating hours.
• 6. During orientation, hours may include evenings and weekends. If selected, new graduate nurses may rotate through inpatient and procedural areas to develop the required skills for the role.

Essential Functions

CLINICAL PRACTICE

Organization of Patient Care

• Accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a plan of care for a specific patient assignment.
• Sets priorities when organizing care