Radiation Oncology Nurse BWH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

3d•$42 - $106•Onsite

About The Position

The Radiation Oncology staff registered nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for a complex patient population, with particular emphasis on intraprocedural care, including patient assessment, monitoring, clinical support, and timely intervention during radiation oncology procedures. The nurse cares for adult and pediatric patients of all ages, including patients receiving brachytherapy under anesthesia (preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care), pediatric anesthesia treatments, external beam treatments, and procedural recovery. The role also provides patients and families with education and clinical, psychosocial, and emotional support before, during, and after treatment. The nurse works collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and communicates with colleagues and staff at BWH, MGB, DFCI, and collaborating institutions and agencies. The role calls for clinical expertise, critical thinking, effective communication, collaborative practice, and knowledge of current cancer treatment and clinical research principles and practices. The nurse reports directly to the Radiation Oncology Nurse Manager, performs procedures and point-of-care testing as ordered, and is responsible for all components of the BWH Registered Nurse Job Description. The registered nurse is accountable for planning and providing patient care in accordance with Nursing Standards of Care and the Nursing Department's Clinical Practice Manual. The position includes assessment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation; patient and family education and discharge planning; safe medication administration and nursing procedures; documentation; quality improvement; collaboration; participation in education and research; and effective use of time and materials. The nurse may be functionally responsible for supervising other registered nurses and technical and support personnel. This is an onsite, regular, full-time position at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, scheduled for 40 hours per week. Nurses work four 10-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, rotating among department operating hours of approximately 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Orientation may include evenings and weekends and rotations through varied procedural areas. Work takes place in ambulatory clinics and sterile procedural areas, with potential exposure to communicable diseases and hazardous materials, including chemotherapeutic agents, blood, radioisotopes, and radiation. The role involves prolonged standing and walking, lifting, pushing and pulling, and frequent bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, and repositioning of patients and equipment.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing and current registration in Massachusetts.
For newly licensed nurses, a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing is required.
PALS certification must be obtained within one year of hire.
Two years of current or recent (within the past three years) nursing experience with an oncology-focused patient population.
Ability to demonstrate basic analytic thinking, observational skills, and priority-setting in caring for a group of patients.
Ability to function under stress and demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills, teamwork, respect for others, and time and priority management.
Ability to perform the essential physical functions safely, with or without reasonable accommodation, including prolonged standing and walking; lifting items up to and exceeding 50 pounds with assistance; pushing and pulling equipment or loads exceeding 100 pounds; and frequent bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, and repositioning patients and equipment.

Nice To Haves

Intra-operative procedural or surgical experience preferred.
Radiation oncology experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients, including complex patients and patients undergoing radiation oncology procedures.
Provide intraprocedural nursing care, including patient assessment, monitoring, clinical support, and timely intervention.
Care for adult and pediatric patients receiving brachytherapy, pediatric anesthesia treatments, external beam treatments, and procedural recovery.
Provide patient and family education and clinical, psychosocial, and emotional support before, during, and after treatment.
Document care clearly, completely, and in accordance with nursing documentation standards.
Develop and revise comprehensive plans of care, education, and discharge, using appropriate team members, resources, and referrals.
Set priorities for patients with varying acuity and maintain continuity through clear verbal and written communication.
Administer medications and perform nursing procedures, point-of-care testing, and equipment use safely and efficiently.
Maintain a safe care environment and follow infection prevention practices and universal precautions.
Collaborate with patients, families, colleagues, and other disciplines, including staff at BWH, MGB, DFCI, and collaborating institutions and agencies.
Participate in unit-based and organizational quality improvement, education, research, committees, and goal-setting activities.
Use time and materials effectively and economically, and assess patient acuity when making staffing, transfer, and assignment decisions.
Participate in orientation of new staff, students, and others; provide appropriate input on staff clinical evaluations; and assume unit responsibility in the absence of leadership personnel.
Adhere to hospital and nursing policies, support cooperative unit operations, and functionally supervise other registered nurses and technical and support personnel.