RN Radiation Oncology (Per Diem)

Hartford Healthcare•Bridgeport, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) will work in our Radiation Therapy department providing holistic, quality nursing care for patients/families and/or others for a patient population within the Radiation Therapy Department. Under the direction of the Radiation Oncologist the Registered Nurse (RN) will assess and identify actual or potential problems a patient may be experiencing, develop a plan of care, monitor the effectiveness of the interventions during the course of treatment and throughout follow up care. Hartford HealthCare is set to open a new state-of-the-art cancer center at 4185 Black Rock Turnpike near the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield in April 2025. The 25,000-square-foot facility will offer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, surgical consultations, imaging and laboratory testing on site. The Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at St. Vincent’s Medical Center has been designated as the first Care Partner of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in the United States.

Requirements

Current Connecticut RN License
BSN required
Two (2) years of Previous Oncology Nursing experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Educates patients on the radiation therapy process, procedures and simulation experience.
Discuss the various treatment modalities to be implemented; regarding identified learning needs, skin care, potential side effects and system management, pain control measures and nutritional needs.
Assist physicians with patient examination during consultations, weekly status check, follow-up visits, and as needed.
Provide nursing care as prescribed by the physician or warranted by patient condition. Includes but not limited to administering medications, dressing changes, skin and wound care, suctioning of patients, glucose monitoring, and monitoring of oxygen saturations.