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Shift: 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM
Experience:
12 months of Oncology Unit experience is required.
Requirements:
Candidates must have a Illinois license in hand at the time of application.
This role will require floating to multiple units
Travel and Local candidates are eligible to apply for this role.
COVID vaccination required for onboarding. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
Flu vaccination required for onboarding. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.
Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.
Additional Details:
Weekend Scheduling:. A weekend is defined as Friday night at 1900 until Monday morning at 0700 Colleagues with unexcused absence/illness during regularly scheduled weekend shifts will be automatically scheduled to work a weekend make-up shift on the next schedule (no considered over-time). The make-up shift will be in addition to your regularly scheduled weekend.
No ons/oncc chemotherapy immunotherapy certification required
-Position approved for 36 hrs/week or 48 hours/week with no OT billed until after 48 hours/week worked.
-Mgr will try for block scheduling or candidate's preferred schedule & is typically successful
EOW; float to other units within scope as needed
Patients are admitted to receive chemotherapy, and care after chemotherapy, radiaiton or surgical intervention.
Patients also receive frequent blood transfusions.
Patients may also require care of chest tubes, drains and dressings. The unit also receives medical overflow patients.
Patients have pain medication regimen and can have PCAs or narcotic drips for pain control along with IV push medications.
Oncology, general med surg overflow, comfort care patients
Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.) Pyxis, Omnicell and Nurses Servers are used for medication dispensing and supplies Electronic Health Record - Cerner System and use of bedside bar code administration Management of central lines, infusaports and drain tubes
Required skills and minimum years of experience. Prefer 1 year of med-surg nursing; chemo certified is preferred Must have experience administering chemo and antineoplatisic drugs
Should be comfortable working with LPN and team nursing on night shift
First time travelers accepted
Chemo administration cert through ons is highly preferred on days and required on nights
Every other weekend rotation is expected.
No on call requirements
Employee will always work with a team of nurses, patient care technicians, and a unit secretary
Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?) Will need to be flexible to float first, then based on hospital needs would float to other general med-surg units based on hospital needs and individual competency.
Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
1 to 6 on days and 1 to 6-7 with LPN's helping on night shift utilizing team nursing
Dress Code: any color scrubs
2 references from last 12 months (Any reference type)
Certifications:
BLS (Basic Life Support)
- Skills Checklist: Yes
- References: Yes
- License Type: registered
- License State: IL
- Certifications: Basic Life Support
Job Details
- Job Type: Travel
- Nurse/Patient: 1/6-7
- Shift Type: Night
- Contract Date: 2024-06-03
- Expected Length: 13 weeks
- Hours per Shift: 12
- Shifts per Week: 4