Registered Nurse (RN), Radiation Oncology, Per diem, 8:30am-5pm

PIH Health • Whittier, WA

15h

About The Position

Provides a full range of nursing practice in Radiation Oncology. Primary nursing responsibilities include assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Professional performance standards include quality practice, education and competency, professional practice evaluation, collegiality, collaboration, ethics, research and best-practice integration, resource utilization, and leadership. Uses Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) standards to provide comprehensive care to patients and families managing the disease and treatment-related symptoms.

Requirements

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of principles of patient and family teaching.
• Knowledge of cancer and cancer care, including radiation therapy and pain management.
• Ability to perform effectively and independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to perform telephone triage.
• Basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide comprehensive care to patients and families managing cancer and treatment-related symptoms, using ONS standards.
• Meet professional performance standards related to quality practice, education and competency, professional practice evaluation, collegiality, collaboration, ethics, research and best-practice integration, resource utilization, and leadership.
• Perform telephone triage.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed