Occasional Holidays)

Boston Medical Center•Boston, MA

About The Position

The registered nurse in the Hematology/Oncology Clinic provides direct patient care and professional nursing services in an infusion, triage, and multidisciplinary clinic setting. The nurse adheres to Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing rules and regulations and is responsible for nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, evaluation, and coordination of care for patients and families across the health care continuum. The role is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes, following the nursing department’s model of care and established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice. The position is scheduled for 40 hours, with rotating weekends and occasional holidays. Compensation is listed as $38.05–$79.47; the offered base pay may reflect education, experience, licensure, and certifications. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage, contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned-time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources for employee and family wellbeing.

Requirements

At least 1 year of oncology experience.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Candidates without a BSN must enroll in a baccalaureate program within 6 months of hire and complete the BSN within 36 months of hire.
Current Massachusetts RN licensure in good standing.
Current basic life support (BLS) certification.
Bio/chemo certification required.
Experience administering chemotherapy/immunotherapy agents.
Experience with IV access and ports.
Basic computer proficiency, including accessing, entering, and interpreting computerized data or information.
Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills appropriate to the patient populations served.
Organizational skills to set priorities and complete assigned work efficiently.
Analytical ability to solve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement or research utilization projects.
Ability to delegate appropriate patient care activities.
Physical ability to meet core job responsibilities in accordance with practice-setting demands.
Ability to manage stress related to critical patient-care issues, organizational changes, and personnel issues.

Nice To Haves

OCN certification is preferred; candidates must sit for certification within 2 years of hire.
Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the patient populations served.
ACLS certification may be required for some units.
Additional certifications may be required for certain practice areas.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care and perform professional nursing duties.
Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care.
Coordinate care for patients and their families across the health care continuum.
Achieve clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient care outcomes in accordance with the nursing department’s model of care and established policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice.
Administer chemotherapy and immunotherapy agents.
Use analytical skills to address clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement or research utilization projects.
Delegate appropriate patient care activities.
Communicate and collaborate with patients, families, and members of the health care team.