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Travel Nurse RN - Oncology - $2,473 per week LRS Healthcare - Travel Nursing
Oak Lawn, ILToday
- $2,473 Per Week
| Location | Oak Lawn, IL |
TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Oncology for a travel nursing job in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
UNIT: ONCOLOGY
Beds: 5 chairs
1 year of outpatient infusion/oncology experience
Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, but would prefer someone who has traveled before
Required License/Certs: BLS, ONS Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certification
Technology/Equipment:
EMR: EPIC – preferred but not required
IV Pump: Alaris
Med dispensing: Pyxis
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
Adults only, no peds
Oncology patients, long term IVABX, injections, blood and platelet infusions
Will be giving chemotherapy agents as well, so must be comfortable with that
Patient Ratios: On average, around 10 patients per day through the department. No chemo patients after 1400 or so.
Skills required:
Chemo administration experience, peripheral IV, Port-a-Cath and PICC line access skills
Great assessment skills, comfortable recognizing adverse reactions
Comfortable drawing blood from ports for labs
Floating: If yes, where? Yes- Will have to float to all three infusion centers: Christ, South Suburban, and Trinity
General orientation
One shift of orientation on the unit to learn the flow
Weekend rotation: None
On call? No
Holiday Expectations: closed on major
Requested time off: we can approve 7 days
Shift times: Monday – Friday, 0800-1630
Clinic closes at 1530, but might stay longer to finish infusions
Scrub Color: Navy
Parking: Free
TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.
TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.