Clinical Nurse; RN), Urology Surgical Oncology

Position: Clinical Nurse (RN), Urology Surgical Oncology - 8HR Days 1.0
# Clinical Nurse (RN), Urology Surgical Oncology - 8HR Days 1.0

Stanford Health Care
· California, United States Full-time Posted Sep 23, 2026##

Job Description
1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R2660030 Onsite  Urologic Oncology Multi Site Nursing PALO ALTO, 875 Blake Wilbur Dr, California    If you're ready to be part of our legacy of hope and innovation, we encourage you to take the first step and explore our current job openings. Your best is waiting to be discovered.
Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)    The Clinical Nurse role within the Urologic Surgical Oncology team is a specialized nursing role dedicated to providing professional nursing care, care coordination, and patient navigation for patients with bladder, prostate, kidney, and other genitourinary malignancies throughout the cancer care continuum. As an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team, the Clinical Nurse collaborates closely with physicians, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), Clinical Nurses, Research Coordinators, Medical Assistants, inpatient teams, supportive care services, and schedulers to deliver seamless, patient-centered care.
Responsibilities include direct patient care, clinical assessment and symptom management, patient and caregiver education, care coordination, healthcare navigation, clinical trial support, survivorship care, and collaboration with multiple care partners to enhance access, streamline care delivery, and improve the overall patient experience. The Clinical Nurse serves as a patient advocate and clinical resource, supporting patients and families from diagnosis through treatment and survivorship while contributing to innovative, multidisciplinary cancer care.
A Brief Overview    The Clinical Nurse (CN) is an RN who provides hands-on care to patients, practicing in an evidence-based manner, within the Scope of Practice of the California Nursing Practice Act, regulatory requirements, standards of care, and hospital policies. Within that role, the CN performs all steps of the nursing process, including assessing patients; interpreting data; planning, implementing, and evaluating care;

coordinating care with other providers; and teaching the patient and family the knowledge and skills needed to manage their care and prevent complications. The CN partners with the patient's family wherever possible, considering all aspects of care, to deliver family centered care. As a professional, monitors the quality of nursing care provided. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for his/her own professional development, including licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, and maintaining current knowledge regarding the assigned patient population.

As a member of the nursing profession, the Clinical Nurse contributes to the profession of nursing through such activities as teaching others, sharing expertise In unit or hospital.

Please note:

A Nurse who voluntarily agrees to work in a  weekends only  position is not eligible for premium pay under Section 17.2.
Our Clinical Nurse (RN) job classification is represented by the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA). CRONA is an independent union for Registered Nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Health Stanford. For more information, please visit the CRONA website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

NOTE:

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required by the cost center in which the position resides. Please check AskHR for a complete listing of those cost centers requiring the ACLS certification.
What You Will Do    The Helping Role Establishes Therapeutic Relationships:  Creates and maintains a climate conducive to healing through being present to the patient and family, identifying and managing discomforts; providing emotional support and information; guiding the patient and family through phases of illness and recovery/passage to death and in accordance with the patient's goals and culture.  Mobilizes the patient's strengths and abilities towards participation in recovery and control over plan of care.  

Diagnostic and Monitoring Functions:  Obtains accurate and relevant assessment data and interprets the data as normal vs abnormal. Determines nursing diagnosis. Monitors and evaluates data as frequently as needed based on stability.  Plans and Implements Therapeutic Interventions:  Collaborates with the patient, family and members of health care team to develop an individualized plan of care. Implements nursing and…