Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Oncology - Medical Surgical
Duration: 24 Weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: 1 year
License: Required
Certifications: BLS, NIHSS preferred
Must-Have:
1 year experience required with 1 travel assignment.
BLS certification is required.
NIHSS certification preferred.
ONS certification required for chemotherapy with 2 years of experience in specialty.
No first-time travelers.
Description:
The position is for a Registered Nurse in the Oncology - Medical Surgical specialty.
The nurse will work on a unit with 29 beds.
The typical nurse-patient ratio is 1:5, with occasional 1:6.
The system used for charting is Meditech.
Charge nurse duties are based on staffing needs, except in unusual circumstances.
There will be generally 3 nurse aides available per day.
Weekend shifts will be required every other weekend.
Holiday shifts will rotate among staff.
Scrub color is Caribbean Blue.
The unit does utilize telemetry with a central monitor, but reading strips is not a requirement.
Floating to other areas is rare, and floor-specific orientation will be provided.
Common diagnoses include acute oncology symptoms, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, sickle cell crisis, hematology, medical overflow, oncology, and end-of-life care.
Outpatient area patients may come to the floor to finish treatment if running late and the outpatient area has closed.