Clinical Nurse I: Irvine + Newport Beach Outpatient Treatment Center
About The Position
The Clinical Nurse I – MedSurg role provides direct patient care to assigned patients in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse collaborates with other health care disciplines to deliver safe, timely, appropriate, and high-quality care. Duties include physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and addressing patient teaching and discharge needs. The nurse uses an evidence-based nursing process, evaluates and adjusts care as needed, consults appropriate resources when addressing ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas, and performs other duties as assigned. This opportunity is for Hoag's Newport Beach and Irvine Outpatient Cancer Centers and is specifically designed for nurses with at least two years of recent chemotherapy administration experience. Compensation is based on experience.
Requirements
- At least two years of recent chemotherapy administration experience.
- Current, good-standing Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
- Current BLS certification before clinical rotation.
- For oncology infusion at Outpatient Treatment Centers: oncology infusion experience is required.
- For oncology infusion at Outpatient Treatment Centers: Chemotherapy/biotherapy certification (ONSONCC) is required.
- For oncology: ACLS upon hire.
- A Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy Provider Card is required to administer chemotherapy.
- For Irvine Medical – Oncology: ACLS upon hire and the ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course are required within 24 months of hire.
- At Magnet-designated facilities, a BSN is required, or a BSN program must be started within one year of hire and the degree attained within two years of starting the program.
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred.
- For Outpatient Treatment Centers Infusion (Non-Oncology): Chemotherapy/biotherapy certification (ONSONCC) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
- Collaborate with other health care disciplines to ensure safe, timely, appropriate, high-quality patient care.
- Perform physical assessments and nursing interventions, including pain management and medication administration.
- Collect specimens and meet patients’ nutritional needs.
- Address patient teaching and discharge needs.
- Use an evidence-based nursing process to meet patient care needs.
- Evaluate and adjust the nursing care process as necessary, consulting as needed.
- Consult appropriate resource personnel when making decisions involving ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
