Job Description
Registered Nurse – Outpatient Oncology Infusion Clinic
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
As the Registered Nurse working at City of Hope's Long Beach, Worsham Clinic you will provide care to our medical oncology patients. Your primary responsibility is to deliver comprehensive nursing care to the patients while assisting them through their treatment journey offering emotional support and education. The nurses at City of Hope play a vital role in improving the quality of life for cancer patients by providing expert care, support, and education throughout their cancer journey. While fostering excellence in patient care and adherence to City of Hope's high-quality standards. This position is ideal for someone with 1 year of experience working with oncology patients who are looking to transition to the outpatient setting.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Assessing patients’ health status
- Developing and implementing care plans
- Administering chemotherapy and other medications, monitoring patents’ vital signs and symptoms
- Providing education and support to patients and their families and coordinating care and follow-up appointments. Help with managing side effects and complications from their cancer treatment. Involved in quality improvement initiatives, and patient education programs specific to cancer care.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.
Your qualifications should include:
- Associate degree in nursing. Bachelor’s degree in nursing is highly preferred.
- 0-3 years+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse
- Must have a currently and valid California Registered Nurse license.
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Must have a current and valid ONS chemotherapy/biotherapy certification.
- Two (2) years of experience in a physician’s office or hospital.
- One (1) year oncology and chemotherapy administration
- Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience. EPIC preferred.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please click here.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $48.43 - $72.64 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
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