RN Med/Surg Oncology

CommonSpirit Health; Redding (CA); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BLS Certification

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center Redding is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to deliver compassionate, high-quality care in a fast-paced environment. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care with an emphasis on safety and outcomes.

This role requires critical thinking, patient advocacy, and collaboration across disciplines to support recovery and progress. The position requires a CA RN license, 1 year of acute care experience, chemotherapy/biotherapy certification (or within six

Qualifications

• California RN license must be active.
• Chemo therapy/Biotherapy certification or obtained within six months of hire.
• BLS certification from an AHA-recognized organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; proficient computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment and notifies physicians as appropriate.
• Forms care plans for individual needs and participates in transitional health care planning.
• Adapts education to patients and families and integrates it into care delivery.
• Ensures efficiency in care delivery and identifies immediate priorities.
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on education and experience.
• Advocates for patient rights and seeks resolution of conflicts.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Computer skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Oncology Nursing (OCN) certification

Job description

*Job Summary and Responsibilities*

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment to collect basic data: follows the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines, utilizes pathways, which includes notifying physicians as appropriate
• Formulates a plan of care for individual needs, including patient population needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs (i.e. treatment options, patient placement options)
• Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care
• Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care to determine immediate priorities and to offer solutions for problems
• Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience
• Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict

#RN@DH

Job Requirements

• One (1) year recent acute care hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience. (If operationally able, will consider training opportunities for those with less than one (1) year of acute care experience).
• California RN license
• Chemo therapy Biotherapy Certification (or must obtain within six months of hire/transfer)
• BLS certification through a recognized AHA training organization
• Verbal and written communication skillsComputer skills

Preferred

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Oncology Nursing (OCN) certification

Where You'll Work

Mercy Medical Center Redding offers comprehensive health care to nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region. It is one of only two Level II trauma centers, the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center north of Sacramento north of Sacramento. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as specialized cardiovascular care, stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and a robust robotic surgery program. In addition, the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.

One Community. One Mission. One California

*Pay Range*

$54.43 - $73.98 /hour