Registered Nurse (RN) – Outpatient Infusion Oncology

About the Role

This position is for an outpatient infusion clinic focusing on oncology care, where registered nurses will provide essential services to patients undergoing treatment.

General Information

• Beds: 32 infusion chairs
• Census: Each RN will see 5-8 patients per day, managing a maximum of 3-4 patients simultaneously.

Qualifications

• Minimum Experience: 1.5 years of nursing experience, with at least 1 year in Outpatient Infusion Oncology.
• Travelers: Candidates must have completed at least two 13-week assignments and must reside over 100 miles from the facility.
• Permanent staff: Must wait one full year to return as a traveler.

Patient Types

The registered nurse will work with patients receiving medical oncology and chemotherapy infusion treatments for various cancer types, including solid tumors, gynecological cancers, breast cancer, and hematology.

Required Certifications

• BLS certification required
• ONS Chemotherapy certification required
• OCN certification preferred

Required Education

Completion of a nursing education program approved by a board of nursing, leading to registered nurse (RN) licensure in South Dakota.

Skills Required

• Broad oncology experience, including exposure to various cancer types.
• Proficiency in chemotherapy infusion, chart checks, patient rooming (vital signs, weight, reviewing systems, and medication reconciliation).
• Ability to self-assign patients to ensure timely care and equitable workload.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with the healthcare team, including updating whiteboard information for each patient, communicating with the charge RN before reaching out to providers, and engaging the charge RN for patient reactions.
• 1+ years of recent experience with Ambulatory EPIC is required.

Department Support

• Department Leadership
• Schedulers
• Rapid Response and Code Team support
• Charge nurse
• Pharmacy
• Resource Nurse
• Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in the clinic

Charting System/Equipment

• EMR: Ambulatory EPIC
• Med Dispensing: Omnicell

Floating

Registered nurses may float to other clinics within the Cancer Care Institute as needed.

Orientation

• New Employee Orientation (NEO)
• Departmental Orientation: Typically 3-5 days, subject to skillset and comfort level.

Scheduling

• Weekend rotation: None required
• Holiday expectations: Scheduled for minor holidays when the clinic is open
• Requests for time off (RTO) must be approved by the manager.
• Shift Times: Alternating between 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM and 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Dress Code

Registered nurses are expected to wear navy blue scrubs.

Location

This position is located in a facility in the city of City, State.

Free parking is available on site.