Registered Nurse (RN) - Infusion Center Obici Hospital

Sentara Hospitals • Suffolk, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Sentara Obici Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide patient-centered nursing care in its outpatient infusion center. The center sees mainly adult patients, with occasional pediatric patients, and treats more than 30 patients per day. Services include chemotherapy and biotherapy, immunotherapy, subcutaneous injections, central-line care and laboratory work, blood products, and hydration therapies. The team is close-knit and works in a fast-paced environment.

The Infusion Nurse provides competent nursing care using the nursing process and applicable standards of professional practice. The role includes assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, care coordination, patient teaching, health promotion, and evaluation, along with professional standards such as ethics, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week on an eight-hour day shift. Weekend coverage is required one weekend every eight weeks, as well as one holiday per year. The base pay range is $41.93–$61.01 per hour. Additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Pay within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs.

Requirements

• An associate’s, bachelor’s, diploma, or master’s degree in nursing.
• Virginia or Compact Multi-State RN license in good standing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within one year of hire.
• At least three years of clinical floor nursing experience on a medical oncology floor or infusion experience is strongly preferred.
• Chemo/Bio certification within six months of hire; the course is online through ONS and paid for by the department.

Nice To Haves

• At least three years of clinical floor nursing experience on a medical oncology floor or infusion experience (strongly preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, high-quality nursing care in the outpatient infusion center using the nursing process.
• Assess patients, identify diagnoses and outcomes, plan and implement care, coordinate care, provide teaching and health promotion, and evaluate outcomes.
• Provide infusion-related services, including chemotherapy and biotherapy, immunotherapy, subcutaneous injections, central-line care and laboratory work, blood products, and hydration therapies.
• Meet the clinical knowledge and skill standards required for the specific clinical area.
• Work one weekend every eight weeks and one holiday per year.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and holidays.
• Paid parental and family caregiver leave.
• Emergency backup care.
• Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
• Tuition assistance of $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
• Student debt pay down up to $10,000.
• Pet insurance.
• Legal resources plan.
• Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to established system and employee eligibility criteria.
• Department-paid online ONS Chemo/Bio course.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree