Registered Nurse

Employee Type:

PRN

Work Shift:

Day - 8 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health.

Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview
The Oncology Nurse is responsible for the provision of nursing care based on standards of care and professional nursing practice in an oncology setting; accountable for the outcomes of nursing care deliveries in the outpatient oncology and infusion services setting. Provide safe, effective, appropriate and comprehensive infusion services to oncology patients. Monitors drug therapy and identifies drug related problems such as drug-drug interaction, adverse reactions, and inadequate therapy; takes appropriate steps to resolve drug related problems. Coordinates, provides and ensures a continuum of care by collaborating with other healthcare providers both within and outside of the organization. The certified oncology nurse demonstrates, through patient care, both specialized knowledge and experience in cancer care. Maintains evidence of training and continued education in oncology specific opportunities and completing other duties as assigned.

What you will do

• Prioritize and triage patients in clinic and concerned call-ins by phone. Reporting pertinent information to physician. Document in patient chart and obtained physician signature
• Evaluate, monitor, and document appropriate drug therapy.
• Provide initial and ongoing education regarding disease and treatment options to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Follow processes and policies to ensure safety and quality of infusion

Education Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Preferred
• Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN) Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• Minimum of one (1) year direct nursing service provision in an oncology setting, Preferred
• Experience in outpatient Oncology and Infusion RN services, Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse Required
• ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate within 6-9 months of employment. Required
• Oncology Certified Nurse through the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC), preferred. If hired with no current OCN certification, the employee partner will obtain OCN certification at own expense when eligible or maintain 12 cancer related CEU's annually from the start date of employment or transfer into job with Tidelands Health (TH). ONC is not required, although it is highly encouraged. Preferred
• Basic Life Support Certified

PAT Rating
Light-Medium Physical Agility Test (PAT) Rating
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.

As our region s largest health care provider, Tidelands Health is dedicated to keeping the communities we serve healthy and active, inside and outside of the hospital. Ours is a singular commitment: Better health begins here.

Tidelands Health is our region s MUSC Health affiliate, serving the Carolinas at four hospitals and more than 60 outpatient locations. More than 2,500 employee, physician and volunteer partners are working side by side with our communities to transform the health of our region promoting wellness, preventing illness, encouraging recovery and restoring health.

At Tidelands Health, we are united by a shared mission: We help people live better lives through better health. It s a commitment embodied in the extraordinary care we provide our patients and the award-winning workplace that welcomes our team every day.

A proud not-for-profit organization, we are the leading health care provider in our beautiful coastal region of South Carolina. Enjoy year-round access to the Myrtle Beach area s warm, sunny climate and outstanding quality of life as you fulfill your professional dreams. Here, you ll find a workplace culture built around a spirit of inclusion, teamwork, mutual respect and recognition for a job well done.

Discover what it s like to work for an organization that values who you are as much as we appreciate what you do.

Tidelands Health was recently named by Becker s as one of the top places to work in health care - joining organizations such as Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. And Myrtle Beach is one of the top places to live in the U.S.

Visit tidelandshealth.org/careers to learn more about Tidelands Health and our rewarding career opportunities on the South Carolina coast.