Medical Oncology RN: Patient Care & Leadership

Overview

Our team approach supports new and experienced nurses. We guide and encourage patients before, during and after their course of treatment. We triage our patients over the phone and in person. We work closely with radiation and surgical oncology, nutrition, and palliative medicine to coordinate care for our patients. We find solutions to patient problems by working closely with our oncologists.

Most importantly, we build lasting relationships with our patients by supporting them through the most intimate and vulnerable times of their life.

• Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice.
• Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.
• Performs advanced nursing activities, which can include assisting with procedures using conscious sedation, placement of IV's, and administering chemotherapy drugs.
• Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate.
• Provides health and wellness education to individuals and groups.
• Acts as preceptor and supports the development of other staff and healthcare students.
• Provides leadership for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes.
• Assists Nursing Supervisor/coordinator in the development of departmental standing orders.
• Evaluates symptoms over the phone and in face-to-face contact with patients.
• Executes orders based on diagnosis and protocols.
• Monitors lab values to ensure safe levels for treatments and/or interventions required.
• Evaluates walk‑in patients; provides physicians with patient condition/complaint and recommendations.
• Coordinates patient care concerns with regard to cancer care and other departments.
• Performs moderate sedation for patient procedures by physician.
• Refills prescriptions per protocol.

The compensation range for this position is $30.39 per hour - $52.27 per hour. The actual compensation offered to a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked, and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. For more information, visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E‑Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee’s Form I‑9 to confirm work authorization.