Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Oncology

Carenest Health Services • Columbus, OH

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse will provide medical-surgical oncology and hematology care on the 16 East and West units. Patient populations include people with lymphoma, multiple myeloma, acute and chronic leukemias, sickle cell disease, other non-hematologic cancers, and other benign hematology conditions. Care includes chemotherapy, blood transfusions, IV antibiotics, and management of oncologic emergencies such as tumor lysis syndrome and cytokine release syndrome, as well as insulin and heparin drips. Infection prevention and fall prevention are areas of strong focus.

Staffing ratios target 1:4 and may be 1:5. Staff may float to other medical-surgical and oncology units. Weekend assignments vary according to unit needs. No set or blocked scheduling is offered. For a 12-hour day/night rotating assignment, shifts may be days, nights, or a combination based on department needs; assignments are reviewed every four-week scheduling period, but changes are not guaranteed and depend on staffing priorities.

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Requirements

• Registered Nurse role; no specific education level or years of experience are stated.
• Chemotherapy certification required.
• ONS certification required.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS certification required.
• Medical-surgical/telemetry skills required.
• Telemetry and dysrhythmia interpretation skills required.
• Experience using Rapid Response Teams required.
• Feeding tube care and management skills required.
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills required.
• Blood product administration skills required.
• Central-line blood draw skills required.
• Peripheral-line care and management skills required.
• PICC-line management skills required.
• Ability to start IVs required.
• Computerized charting using EPIC required.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients with hematologic and oncologic diagnoses, including lymphoma, multiple myeloma, acute and chronic leukemias, sickle cell disease, other non-hematologic cancers, and benign hematology conditions.
• Administer chemotherapy, blood transfusions, and IV antibiotics.
• Manage oncologic emergencies, including tumor lysis syndrome and cytokine release syndrome.
• Manage insulin and heparin drips.
• Provide care focused on infection prevention and patient fall prevention.
• Use telemetry and interpret dysrhythmias; use Rapid Response Teams as needed.
• Provide feeding tube care and management, IV therapy and phlebotomy, blood product administration, central-line blood draws, peripheral-line care and management, PICC-line management, and IV starts.
• Float to other medical-surgical and oncology units as needed.
• Work variable weekends according to unit needs and shifts according to department staffing priorities.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed