Registered Nurse Oncology

Vital Associates, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a General Medical/Oncology Staff RN to provide direct patient care in various capacities, including chemotherapy administration and pain management. The role requires an active RN registration in the U.S. as well as proficiency in English. Ideal candidates will possess qualifications from an accredited nursing program. This position plays a crucial role in patient support and treatment processes within the organization.

Qualifications

• Must be a United States citizen or qualified non-citizen.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English is required.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Active and unrestricted RN registration in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care including administration of chemotherapy.
• Manage patient admissions, discharges, and IV therapy.
• Assess, monitor, and treat patients for pain effectively.

Job description

General Medical/Oncology

The General Medicine/Oncology Staff RN provides direct patient care in support of ADLS, educational, spiritual and psychological support and pain management & medication administration. The RN will provide chemotherapy medications as prescribed within the facility policy and procedures. The RN will be responsible for admission/discharges, IV therapy, medication administration, nursing diagnosis, treatment plans, point of care testing, the RN will assess, monitor and treat the patient for pain, will administer blood and blood products as needed.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

Preferred Experience

Gen Med/Oncology

• Bachelor Degree in Nursing – Preferred
• 1 year General Medicine/Med-Surg experience – Preferred
• Current BLS certification – Preferred

Grade Determinations

• Nurse I Level I – An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
• Nurse I Level II – An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor’s degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience.
• Nurse I Level III – An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master’s degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience.
• Nurse II – A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 year’s of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master’s degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 year’s of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required.
• Nurse III – Master’s degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 year’s of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 year’s of nursing practice/experience.

Physical Requirements

Incumbent must possess the mental and physical ability to satisfactorily perform the duties of the proposed assignment. Physical requirements include visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. May involve potentially long periods of lifting, carrying, pulling, pushing, reaching above shoulder, walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, and repeated bending. Transferring patients and objects may be required. Safe patient handling equipment is provided. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations, operative/invasive procedures, or home settings. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs. Must complete annual Employee Health as a condition of employment. The incumbent who provides care in home settings or other off-site locations may be required to drive, sit and/or ride in GSA vehicles for long periods of time.

In-direct patient care work is mostly sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to complete the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending and carrying of light items such as patient records and supplies. In-direct care staff may be assigned to work in direct care areas as needed.