Registered Nurse (RN) | Oncology

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Macon, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The RN uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassionate and skilled communication, and leads efforts to promote the safest patient environment and best patient experience across the continuum.

The position is on a 36-bed inpatient oncology unit specializing in patients with underlying malignancies. The unit’s primary population consists of surgical oncology patients receiving preoperative and postoperative care for solid tumors, including gynecologic, gastrointestinal, and head and neck cancers. Care includes progressive-care/step-down monitoring and interventions, pain management, wound and drain care, and postsurgical recovery support. The unit also cares for medical oncology patients receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and/or radiation therapy, including symptom management and supportive care for advanced or metastatic disease. A smaller portion of the unit’s patients require intermediate acute medical/surgical care unrelated to malignancy.

This is a full-time position with three 12-hour shifts per week, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and rotating weekends and holidays. The listed pay range is $38.20–$57.30 per hour. The unit emphasizes teamwork, compassionate care, excellence, and continuous learning.

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.

Nice To Haves

• Cardiac RN experience preferred.

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 and clinical decision-making in patient care.
• Communicate compassionately and skillfully with patients and care partners.
• Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and best patient experience across the continuum.
• Provide preoperative and postoperative care for surgical oncology patients with solid tumors.
• Perform progressive-care/step-down monitoring and interventions, pain management, wound care, drain care, and postsurgical recovery support.
• Care for patients receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and/or radiation therapy, including symptom management and supportive care.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Educational Assistance Program.
• Competitive compensation, premium pay opportunities, incentive pay for select positions, and opportunity for annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed