Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Oncology RN for an Infusion and Med Oncology outpatient clinic requiring current chemo certification and Epic Ambulatory experience.

Details

• Outpatient infusion clinic with 32 chairs within the Cancer Care Institute
• Medical oncology and chemotherapy infusion patient population including solid tumor, GYN, breast, and hematology cancer types
• Caseload of 5-8 patients per day, with a maximum of 3-4 patients at a time
• 10-hour day shifts, alternating between 0800-1630 and 0830-1700
• No weekends, no call, and no major holiday coverage required (minor holidays worked if clinic is open)
• Floating required to other clinics within the Cancer Care Institute as needed
• Uses Epic Ambulatory charting system and Omnicell for medication dispensing

Requirements

• Active RN license (South Dakota or Compact) required
• BLS certification required
• ONS chemo certification required
• OCN certification preferred
• Minimum 1.5 years of nursing experience, including at least 1 year of current outpatient infusion oncology experience
• Broad oncology experience across multiple cancer types required; highly specialized experience (e.g., BMT) alone is not a sufficient match
• 1+ year of Epic Ambulatory experience required
• Comfortable with chemotherapy infusion administration, chart checks, rooming patients, vital signs, weight checks, review of systems, and medication reconciliation

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include administering chemotherapy infusions, patient education, symptom management, and self-assigning patients to maintain equitable team workload
• Strong communication and teamwork skills required, including coordinating with charge nurse on communications and reactions
• Support available on-site from department leadership, charge nurse, pharmacy, resource nurse, scheduler, physicians, CNPs, and rapid response/code team
• Departmental orientation typically lasts 3-5 days, subject to change based on skillset
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Free parking available
• First-time travelers not accepted; candidates must have completed at least two 13-week travel assignments
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible for the travel position
• Former permanent staff must wait one full year before returning as a traveler
• Facility is known to be very traveler-friendly and frequently renews travel contracts