Please read before submitting:Traveler must meet all minimum requirements below to be considered.Do not submit traveler who have or will have expiring licenses and/or certifications during the time frame of the entire assignment. Traveler will automatically be declined.Only submit traveler who can work the schedule in the posting and is interested in the unit.Come work for the Cancer Center - the only comprehensive cancer center in the state of Wisconsin - as designated by the National Cancer Institute!
We are seeking a Registered Nurse to:
- Join a team of REMARKABLE nurses that use compassion and teamwork to care for their inspiring patients in the Oncology Clinics.
- Connect and form therapeutic relationships with patients.
- Care for patients receiving chemotherapy, supportive care medications for cancer and hematologic conditions, blood transfusions, bone marrow transplants, and CAR-T cell therapy in an outpatient setting.
- Use targeted assessment skills to assess patients during visits and via phone triage and online patient portal.
- Participate in ongoing oncology educational and growth opportunities.
Please watch this short video clip to hear from a nurse that works at the UW Health Oncology Clinic.
Minimum Requirements: - Facility Requirement: Traveler must have a permanent address outside a 50-mile radius of Madison.
- Experience:
- Oncology experience, Chemotherapy experience, Experience with Venous Access Devices (VADs) and IV skills required.
- Ambulatory triage experience required.
- Traveler must have completed two years of experience within the last 3 years.
- Traveler must have experience in an Academic Level 1 - Trauma center or similar size hospital.
- Successfully completed traveler assignment (13 weeks) preferred.
- Licensure and Certification:
- Traveler must have WI nursing license or compact license from their permanent address state.
- BLS must be certified through American Heart Association ONLY.
- Chemotherapy Certificate (ONS) Required.
- Reference: Needs 2 references from recent work environment/assignments (supervisor or manager only).
- Floating: Travelers are the first to float to floors working with children up to 1 year of age and/or based on the traveler's competency skills/experience. The Traveler may have shifts scheduled in multiple units, depending on the current staffing needs and/or different locations within the organization. During the traveler's assignment, if the primary unit no longer has a need, shifts will be re-assigned to another unit in order to complete the contract.
Hospital in Madison is a Magnet -designated facility that's ranked Wisconsin's hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions, and referral centers.
Position Urgency: Quick Start
Shifts: 40 hrs/week, Day, 8 hr shifts, 7:00am-3:30pm, Monday - Friday.
State License Details: Must Be Currently Active
Minimum Years of Experience: 2
Minimum Guaranteed Hours: 40
Sub Specialty: Chemotherapy, Clinic, Oncology Nurse
General Certifications: BLS/BCLS
Contract Length in Weeks: 13
Alto Health Care Staffing is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or geographical laws.
