Registered Nurse / RN - Oncology - Full Time, Days

Texas Health Resources•Arlington, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Texas Health Arlington Memorial is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its Oncology department. The role is based at Texas Health Arlington Memorial in Arlington, Texas, and works 36 hours per week on days, in three 12-hour shifts. The unit has 20 beds and provides medical/surgical and telemetry overflow care. Nurses typically have a 5:1 ratio and practice team nursing, pairing with another nurse and a patient care technician (PCT) to care for 10 patients. The professional nurse responds to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs; respects each person’s worth and perspective; engages families and caregivers; and helps patients and families understand and make decisions about health and illness. The nurse listens attentively, provides supportive communication, creates a safe and private healing environment, and works collaboratively with the care team. Texas Health Arlington Memorial is a 369-bed acute-care, full-service hospital serving Arlington and surrounding communities. Its services include medical/surgical care, cancer care, women’s services, behavioral health, neurosciences, and emergency medicine. The hospital is designated as a Magnet hospital and is accredited as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center and by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing required.
At least 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse or completion of an RN residency program required.
Registered Nurse (RN) license required upon hire.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification required before providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly.
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training required within 90 days and maintained annually.
ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certificate required within 18 months.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
Oncology or end-of-life experience preferred.
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification preferred upon hire.

Responsibilities

Respond to patients’ safety, physical, psychological, and social needs.
Honor the worth of patients through unconditional acceptance and seek to understand their perspectives.
Engage families and caregivers in health care situations.
Help patients and families understand, learn about, and think through health and illness, using a shared approach to decisions.
Listen attentively and be reliable, available, and attentive to others.
Communicate in a supportive, open, positive, and tolerant manner.
Create care settings that provide privacy, safety, confidentiality, and tranquility.
Work as part of a team to provide patient care.