RN - Medical Oncology

• Department: Cancer Institute - CPG1048

• Entity: Champaign-Urbana Service Area

• Job Category: Nursing

• Employment Type: Full - Time

• Job ID: 40421

• Experience Required: None

• Education Required: Associates Degree

• Shift: Day

• Location: Urbana, IL

• Usual Schedule: Mon-Fri 8A-5P; 62 hrs/pp

• On Call Requirements: No

• Work Location: Carle Foundation Hospital

• Nursing Specialty: Ambulatory Clinic

• Secondary Job Category: Nursing

• Weekend Requirements: No

• Other Posting Information: $5,000 sign-on bonus and $5,000 relocation (for greater than 100 miles) or $2,500 relocation (for greater than 50 miles) for nurses with 1 or more years experience - External Applicants Only

• Holiday Requirements: No

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  Position Summary:

  Our team approach supports new and experienced nurses. We guide and encourage patients before, during and after their course of treatment. We triage our patients over the phone and in person. We work closely with radiation and surgical oncology, nutrition, and palliative medicine to coordinate care for our patients. We find solutions to patient problems by working closely with our Oncologists. Most importantly, we build lasting relationships with our patients by supporting our patients through the most intimate and vulnerable times of their life.

  Qualifications:

  EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Diploma (Not HS) in Nursing CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License Illinois upon hire and ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Attend and satisfactorily complete all required continuing education regarding the care of acute stroke patients.

  Essential Functions:

• Provides and facilitates competent health care of patients and families in area of practice. Ensures adherence to established standards of care and scope of practice.

• Performs advanced nursing activities, which can include assisting with procedures using conscious sedation, placement of IV's, and administering chemotherapy drugs.

• Ensures documentation of care is complete and accurate.

• Provides health and wellness education to individuals and groups.

• Acts as preceptor and supports the development of other staff and healthcare students.

• Provides leadership for initiatives designed to improve the quality of care or clinical outcomes.

• Assists Nursing Supervisor/coordinator in the development of departmental standing orders.

• Evaluate symptoms over the phone and in face to face contact with patients.

• Execute orders based on diagnosis and protocols.

• Monitor lab values to ensure safe levels for treatments and/or interventions required.

• Evaluate walk in patients; provide physicians with patient condition/complaint and recommendations.

• Coordinate patient care concerns with regard to cancer care and other departments.

• Perform moderate sedation for patient procedures by physician.

• Refill prescriptions per protocol.

  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Effective September 20, 2021, the COVID 19 vaccine is required for all new Carle Health team members. Requests for medical or religious exemption will be permitted.