Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Oncology Clinic

Advocate Health•Wauwatosa, WI

3d•$36 - $53•Onsite

About The Position

The Ambulatory and Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) provides high-quality, patient-centered care in an ambulatory setting through evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and compassionate care delivery. The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, advocates for patient needs, and upholds professional practice standards to promote optimal health outcomes. This role supports both oncology infusion and the clinic/physician side of the hematology/oncology clinic and is part of an outpatient oncology float pool supporting clinics across the Greater Milwaukee area. The RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The position uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, communication, and compassion to help create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. Clinics provide specialized oncology services, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and clinical trials, with nurse navigator support. The clinic is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; days are determined by clinic needs. The position has no nights, weekends, or holidays. The work may involve exposure to cytotoxic and hazardous waste, blood and body fluids, and communicable disease, and requires use of protective clothing and equipment as necessary. Physical demands include frequent movement and lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and patient transfers. The RN must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, and fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures. The role operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Ability to work independently and make sound judgments.
Exceptional organization and oral and written communication skills.
Exceptional customer service skills.
Ability to multitask with frequent interruptions.
Ability to work with diverse patient populations.
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role, including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and patient transfers.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, with fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
Use evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, communication, and compassion in patient care.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and advocate for patient needs.
Help create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care.
Support oncology infusion and the clinic/physician side of the hematology/oncology clinic.
Work across outpatient oncology clinic locations as part of the float pool.
Operate equipment necessary to perform the job.