Registered Nurse Oschin Cancer Center - 8HR Days

Company: CEDARS-SINAI
Location: Alhambra
Posted on: January 19, 2023

Job Description:

Do you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness? Would you like to use your expert clinical competencies with an organization known nationally for excellence in cancer treatment, research and education? We would be happy to hear from you! Please consider the following exciting opportunity with one of the most outstanding and dynamic places to work in California as your next career move.The Samuel Oschin Cancer Center, nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report, treats more than 60 types of cancer. Its team of experts works to create a treatment plan to meet each patient's specific needs. The center's outpatient infusion center offers chemotherapy and supportive services, including 18 private rooms for treatment sessions six hours or longer.A Clinical Nurse II (CN II) is a competent clinician who provides nursing care in a skilled and effective manner. You will utilize appropriate decision making skills and exhibit competence in the technical, interpersonal and cognitive abilities required to independently and safely manage routine patient assignment. The Clinical Nurse II establishes a plan of care, sets goals, determines priorities, and provides care within established standards of practice. -Summary of Essential Duties:Coordinates and provides nurse visits for a variety of oncology patients, including IV starts, CT IV starts, PICC line access and flushing, and Port Catheter blood drawsProvides and accurately documents direct and indirect patient care services that ensures the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients in a timely mannerAdministration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of carePerforms skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous accessImplements appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized proceduresInitiates emergency procedures when indicatedDemonstrates knowledge and is able to identify and make special adjustments as required to the specific populations needs, including cultural, spiritual, age, psychosocial, communication, gender, sexual orientation, economic, education, family and condition needs -Qualifications:Education:Graduate of an accredited nursing program requiredBachelor's of Science, Nursing (BSN) preferredLicense/Certifications:Current, unrestricted California RN License requiredBLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross requiredOCN PreferredONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider CardExperience:A minimum of 1 year of acute care nursing experience requiredOncology nursing experience preferredCompetency in intravenous skills and vascular access device management requiredMinimum 2 years chemotherapy administration experience. -Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment. -
Qualifications:Education:Graduate of an accredited nursing program requiredBachelor's of Science, Nursing (BSN) preferredLicense/Certifications:Current, unrestricted California RN License requiredBLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross requiredOCN PreferredONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider CardExperience:A minimum of 1 year of acute care nursing experience requiredOncology nursing experience preferredCompetency in intravenous skills and vascular access device management requiredMinimum 2 years chemotherapy administration experience.
Working Title: Registered Nurse Oschin Cancer Center - 8HR Days
Department: OCC-Clinic Exams
Business Entity: Service Lines & Ops
Job Category: Nursing
Job Specialty: Nursing
Position Type: Full-time
Shift Length: 8 hour shift
Shift Type: Day

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