Clinical Nurse I : 1206d Oncology Specialty Clinic

Hoag•Newport Beach, CA

6h•$52 - $81

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse I provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act and collaborates with the healthcare team to deliver safe, timely, and appropriate quality care. Care includes physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, nutritional support, patient teaching, and discharge planning. The nurse applies evidence-based nursing processes, evaluates and adjusts care as needed, consults appropriate resources, and performs other duties as assigned. Department-specific duties described include conducting nursing assessments and screening for health-related needs; monitoring vital signs and patient needs; coordinating with physicians, nurse practitioners, therapists, and outside providers; monitoring laboratory results and referring them to physicians according to protocols; and identifying needs for crisis intervention and other nursing services within the professional scope of practice. Therapeutic apheresis duties include performing therapeutic apheresis and mononuclear cell collection in outpatient and inpatient settings, maintaining compliance with applicable regulations, and serving as a resource on central access catheter issues. Procedures include therapeutic plasma exchange, therapeutic leukopheresis, and mononuclear cell collection. The role also performs venipuncture and peripheral and central venous access care, maintains apheresis and procedure-related equipment, conducts quality control, and ensures documentation meets cGMP requirements. The position requires a current, good-standing California Registered Nurse license and current BLS certification before clinical rotation. For Clinical Nurse I positions at Magnet-designated facilities, a BSN is required, or the nurse must begin a BSN program within one year of hire and attain the degree within two years of starting the program. A BSN is preferred. Department-specific requirements include BLS upon hire for the 1206d Oncology Specialty Clinic. Oncology infusion experience is required for oncology infusion roles; no experience is required for non-oncology infusion roles.

Requirements

Current, good-standing Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
Current BLS certification before clinical rotation; BLS is required upon hire for the 1206d Oncology Specialty Clinic.
At Magnet-designated facilities, a BSN is required, or the BSN program must be started within one year of hire and the degree attained within two years of starting the program.
Oncology infusion experience is required for oncology infusion positions.
For Irvine Medical – Oncology, ACLS is required upon hire and the ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course must be completed within 24 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
Registered Nurse specialty certification (CARN) preferred.
Chemotherapy/biotherapy certification preferred for Outpatient Treatment Centers Infusion (Non-Oncology).
No experience is required for non-oncology infusion roles.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
Collaborate with healthcare disciplines to deliver safe, timely, appropriate quality care.
Perform physical and nursing assessments, interventions, pain management, medication administration, and specimen collection.
Address patients’ nutritional, teaching, and discharge needs.
Use evidence-based nursing processes and evaluate or adjust care as needed, consulting appropriate resources.
Screen patients for needs and health-related concerns; monitor vital signs and other patient needs.
Work with physicians, nurse practitioners, and therapists as part of the treatment team, and coordinate care with outside providers.
Monitor laboratory results and refer them to physicians under established protocols and guidelines.
Identify needs for crisis intervention and provide nursing services within professional scope of practice, including monitoring, reporting findings, medication self-administration support, client teaching, health education, and emergency intervention.
Perform therapeutic apheresis and mononuclear cell collection in outpatient and inpatient settings.
Perform therapeutic plasma exchange, therapeutic leukopheresis, and mononuclear cell collection, and provide rationale for their use.
Perform venipuncture and peripheral and central venous access care, including care involving arteriovenous grafts/fistulas and subclavian, internal jugular, and femoral central venous catheters.
Maintain apheresis and procedure-related equipment and conduct routine quality control.
Ensure documentation meets cGMP requirements and comply with applicable regulatory requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.