Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Med Surg - Oncology
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day/Night Rotate
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum of 2 years recent nursing experience in a large hospital setting
License: Active RN License (ND or Compact)
Certifications: Active BLS
Must-Have:
2 years of nursing experience in a large hospital setting
Experience in a busy level 1 trauma center
EPIC experience
Willingness to float to all med surg units/locations as needed
Travel experience preferred
Inpatient oncology experience preferred; hematology and bone marrow transplant experience a bonus
Description:
The role involves caring for medically complex hematology and oncology patients.
Responsibilities include administering blood products, antibiotics, and managing symptoms and side effects.
Nurses will perform head-to-toe assessments and administer medications.
Communication with the interdisciplinary team and updating patients and families is essential.
When trained, nurses may also administer chemotherapy.
Equipment utilized includes EPIC, Philips Care Monitors, glucometers, bladder scanners, language line, and zebra phones.
The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:3 for patients receiving chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant and 1:4-5 for regular oncology patients.
Night ratios may vary, ranging from 1:4 to 1:6.
Training on the unit includes classroom and hands-on training.
The dress code requires navy blue scrubs.
Floating to other med-surg units may be required.
There is no on-call requirement.