Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology
About The Position
This Registered Nurse (RN) position in Oncology involves evaluating assigned patients, planning, implementing, and documenting nursing care. The role focuses on delivering excellent nursing care to a diverse patient population with complex concerns, performing various patient tests, and administering medications within the scope of practice. A key responsibility is promoting patient independence by establishing care goals and educating patients and families on conditions, medications, and self-care skills, relying on experience and judgment to achieve these goals. The position is situated within a 27-bed medical/oncology unit, providing specialized care to adult and geriatric medical oncology patients, surgical gynecology patients, sickle cell patients, and in-patient hospice patients. Patients typically have a primary and/or secondary diagnosis of cancer, requiring comprehensive treatment for chronic and episodic illness, therapeutic interventions, and side effect management, including end-of-life care. Unique services provided on the unit include chemotherapy administration and side-effect management, blood administration, management of oncologic emergencies, pain management, psychosocial and spiritual care, and inpatient hospice care. The hospital is recognized for its high standards, including the 2025 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award, Magnet Status, and being a Level 1 Trauma Center.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
- PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License
Responsibilities
- Evaluate assigned patients and plan, implement, and document nursing care.
- Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
- Perform various patient tests and administer medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
- Promote patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
- Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
- Provide care to adult and geriatric medical oncology patients, surgical gynecology patients, sickle cell patients, and in-patient hospice patients.
- Provide treatment of chronic and episodic illness, therapeutic interventions, and side effect management for patients with a primary and/or secondary diagnosis of cancer.
- Provide care to patients in the terminal phase of illness.
- Administer chemotherapy and manage side-effects.
- Administer blood.
- Manage oncologic emergencies.
- Provide pain management.
- Provide psychosocial and spiritual care.
- Provide inpatient hospice care.
Benefits
- earned time off
- enhanced tuition assistance
- retirement savings with employer match
- Vizient Graduate Nurse Residency Program for all new RN grads
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
