Registered Nurse

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse in Oncology is responsible for providing skilled nursing care to patients, with a focus on chemotherapy administration and related treatments. This role involves monitoring patients, managing cytotoxic spills, and recognizing/communicating abnormal lab values. The position requires working every other weekend and floating within scope to meet facility needs.

, Illinois, United States

Responsibilities:

- Administer chemotherapy via various methods (IV push, continuous infusion, oral).

- Manage and dispose of cytotoxic spills.

- Monitor patients undergoing chemotherapy for adverse reactions and side effects.

- Recognize and communicate abnormal lab values.

- Access ports and administer coagulation factors, antifungals, and antivirals.

- Administer blood and blood products.

- Provide care and management of ports, central lines, and PICC lines.

- Perform central line blood draws and start IVs.

- Float within scope to meet facility needs.

Required Skills & Certifications:

- Active Registered Nurse license in the state of Illinois (in hand or in application process).

- Minimum 1 year of experience.

- Chemotherapy certification.

- Demonstrated skills in administration of chemotherapy, body fluid handling post-chemotherapy, and continuous infusion of chemotherapy.

- Experience in IV therapy/infusion skills, including accessing ports, administering blood products, and central line care.

Preferred Skills & Certifications:

- Not specified.

Special Considerations:

- Will work every other weekend.

- Will float as needed.

- Open to accommodating block schedules; discuss requests with manager.

- Limited RTO (ideally no more than 5 days).

- The client may call off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without pay.

Scheduling:

- 4x12 or 3x12 Day shifts (0715-1845).

- Able to accommodate 3x12s if a candidate.

- Schedule requests can be discussed with the manager.