Department Description:
Our clinic has 4 medical oncologists and 2 radiation oncologists. We are a fairly busy clinic and see around 130 patients each day. Some of these have office visits, some have chemo and some have radiation treatment visits.
General Job Duties:
Work in the infusion room starting and stopping patients. Perform port draws and line draws in the lab on patients prior to chemotherapy treatment. Room patients, take vitals, provide nursing assessments. Offer assistance in the chemo room after training.
Equipment Utilized In Department:
EPIC and Beacon the oncology module for EPIC
Required Skills:
The Registered Nurse is a professional who assumes the responsibility and accountability for the provision of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Experience in oncology preferred.
Required Licensure/certifications:
Active WI RN license, chemo cert preferred, minimum 2 years of experience, more preferred
Unit Specific Training:
We have unit competencies that we train all of our nurses on and sign them off prior to letting them work on their own. This specific training is for proper technique of port draws and we also have chemo competencies.
Nurse To Patient Ratio:
Chemo room 1:5 , doc assignment (1 nurse for each doctor), float & labs
Dress Code: Scrubs
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.
