Registered Nurse - Oncology
Location: Rapid City, SD
Duration: 13 weeks
Description:
General Information:
Beds: 16 inpatient beds
Minimum experience:
1 year of general nursing experience
Patient Types:
PCU/IMC RN needed - this is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and MedSurg
Oncology patients: surgical, new diagnosis, Oncology complications
Medical overflow
Intermediate level of care with telemetry monitoring
Patients receiving prolonged chemotherapy infusions (multiple days)
TPE patients (based on staffing availability)
Patient Ratios:
RN - 1:4, Days & Nights
Required Certifications:
BLS, ACLS
ONS Chemotherapy Cert - preferred
travelers are allowed to hang chemo if they have chemotherapy certification through the Oncology Nursing Society
Required Education:
Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
Skills required:
Comfortability to work with MedSurg assignments - decline if not agreeable
IMC/PCU level experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, titratable vasoactive drips, proficient in chest ports
Support on the Unit:
CNA (Ratio: 1:8)
Charge nurse: Yes, 24/7 - rarely has patient assignment
Phlebotomy: yes, peripheral blood draws only; RN will pull from Central lines
Resource Nurse: Clinical Resource Nurse
RT: Yes, 24/7
Hospitalist: Yes
Charting System/Equipment:
Epic - please let CRT know if traveler does not have EPIC experience so they can ask approval
Alaris
Omnicell
Floating: If yes, where
Any Adult Inpatient Unit - Med Surg, Ortho/Neuro/Surgical, Heart and Vascular Unit, Oncology, Observation
Could be floated within scope of practice and below
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