Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology
About The Position
The Oncology Department is a 27-bed medical/oncology unit that provides care to adult and geriatric medical oncology patients, surgical gynecology patients, sickle cell patients, and in-patient hospice patients. Most patients have a primary and/or secondary diagnosis of cancer and require treatment of chronic and episodic illness, therapeutic interventions, and side effect management. Care is also provided to patients in the terminal phase of illness. Unique services provided include chemotherapy administration and side-effect management, blood administration, management of oncologic emergencies, pain management, psychosocial and spiritual care, and inpatient hospice care. This role involves evaluating assigned patients and planning, implementing, and documenting nursing care. The nurse will deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns. The role also includes performing various patient tests, administering medications within the scope of practice, and promoting patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills. The nurse will rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
- PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License
Nice To Haves
- Experience in oncology nursing
- Experience with chemotherapy administration and side-effect management
- Experience with blood administration
- Experience with management of oncologic emergencies
- Experience with pain management
- Experience with psychosocial and spiritual care
- Experience with inpatient hospice care
Responsibilities
- Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
- Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
- Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
- Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
- Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
Benefits
- earned time off
- enhanced tuition assistance
- retirement savings with employer match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
