RN, Oncology

Improving Lives Together

Magruder Hospital offers competitive wages with a comprehensive benefit package available to both full-time and part-time employees. We provide a full health plan and generous time off that includes Holidays, Vacation, Sick, Personal, and even your Birthday! Our culture and family friendly work environment truly set us apart- apply today for an opportunity to join our team and help serve this great community!

The Registered Nurse in Oncology cares for patients with the diagnosis of cancer and hematologic problems in the outpatient clinic and in the inpatient care area as needed. Utilizes a patient centered, empathetic and caring approach to patients whose diagnosis and treatment are often painful and life-threatening. Administers chemotherapy, conducts patient teaching, and manages illness and treatment related symptoms.

The essential duties and responsibilities are:

• Documents pertinent patient information into the EMR, scans documents into the EMR
• Provides supportive care and administration of chemotherapy, blood products, fluid electrolyte replacements, injections, and other oncology treatments as prescribed
• Assists the doctor in assessing, developing, coordinating, and revising patient and family educational needs. All new chemotherapy patients receive education by the nurse
• Assists the patients with making referrals to PT/OT/Dietician/Stein Palliative/Hospice and completes necessary paperwork to ensure continuation of care
• Schedules chemotherapy and follow up appointments in the Cerner EMR
• Reports concerns, abnormal lab results, patient symptom complaints to oncologist and follow up with care. Acts as nurse partner if assisgned to a physician and carries out duties assigned by the physician
• Anticipates complications of chemotherapy and takes action to prevent or minimize the complications.
• Involves the patient and family in care planning and attempts to establish interventions specific to the individual needs of the patient.
• Demonstrates skill in venipuncture.
• Demonstrates skill in the care and use of various venous access devices (i.e. peripheral, PICCS, and ports)
• Demonstrates proficiency in the safe administration of chemotherapy and disposal of chemotherapy wastes and equipment.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the assessment, management, and follow-up care of extravasation.
• Checks that laboratory values are within acceptable parameters, assesses if patient is candidate for chemotherapy or injections, and reports results to physician as needed.
• Documents irregularities in the department in Quantros, (i.e. complaints, medication errors, falls, etc.)
• Checks chemotherapy order for drug, dose, schedule, and route and verifies that original order is transcribed correctly. Assists staff with processing all medication orders.
• Maintains current certification through continuing education.

Required:

• Associate’s Degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal/human relations skills.
• Ability to cope with death and dying.
• Ability to apply good clinical judgment.
• Knowledgeable of medical procedures, terminology, and equipment.
• 2 years medical surgical an/or oncology experience.
• Current RN License by the State of Ohio
• ONS Biotherapy/Chemotherapy Certification or ONS Fundamentals
• Current BLS* Certification

• BLS certification is required upon hire. ACLS & PALS certifications are required to be achieved as soon as possible but not later than six (6) months after hire date. All certifications required in this job description must be maintained by the employee throughout their employment.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Oncology Nurse Certification (OCN)
• Certified PICC Ultrasound Inserter (CPUI)

Magruder Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class under the law.

Magruder Hospital is a Tobacco and Drug Free Workplace. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment drug screening, including screening for the presence of nicotine, satisfactory completion of background verification, and the results of a post-offer medical examination, if required by the hospital.