Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Outpatient Oncology position requiring prior oncology experience and previous travel assignment history.

Details

• Outpatient oncology clinic setting within a Cancer Care Institute
• Unit serves Medical Oncologists treating adult patients (18+) with Medical Oncology/Hematology, Hematology, and pre/post-transplant BMT diagnoses
• Approximately 15-25 patients seen per day with CA support
• Physician team includes 7 Medical Oncologists, each typically supported by an ARNP
• Schedule consists of 4 shifts per week, 10-hour days from 0700-1730
• No weekends, no call, and no major holiday coverage required, though minor holidays when the clinic is open will be scheduled
• Floating routinely occurs between different physicians within Medical Oncology, with occasional floating to other clinics outside Medical Oncology

Requirements

• Active RN license (South Dakota or Compact) required
• BLS certification required
• ONS and OCN certifications preferred
• Minimum 1.5 years of nursing experience required, with at least 1 year in Oncology
• Prior clinic experience required
• Epic Ambulatory charting experience required
• Experience serving as first assist and chaperoning providers during clinic exams and procedures
• Skilled in rooming patients including vital signs, review of systems, medication reconciliation, and weight
• Experience obtaining orders, processing patients for infusions, performing chart checks, setting up for procedures, and reviewing referrals

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include rooming patients, obtaining orders, coordinating infusion processing, performing chart checks, setting up for procedures, and reviewing referrals
• Support available on the unit includes department leadership, CAs, charge nurses, and a team lead resource, with lab services on site
• Chemo nurses handle port access and blood draws
• In-department orientation at CCI-Rapid City typically lasts 5 days, subject to change based on skillset and comfort level
• Time off may be approved for up to 7 days (excluding holidays), contingent on willingness to extend the contract to accommodate the time away
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Free parking provided
• First-time travelers will not be considered; candidates must have completed at least one prior 13-week travel assignment
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility
• Permanent staff must wait a full year before returning as a traveler