Clinical Nurse I: Irvine + Newport Beach Outpatient Treatment Center

Clinical Nurse I MedSurg

This role is specifically designed for nurses with recent chemotherapy administration experience (minimum 2 years required). If you're passionate about oncology and providing exceptional patient care, Hoag's Newport Beach and Irvine Outpatient Cancer Centers offer an outstanding opportunity to grow alongside a highly specialized cancer team. Compensation will be based on experience.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse I MedSurg role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act to assigned patients on Medical/Surgical units. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Education and Experience

Clinical Nurse I's at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program. BSN preferred.

Additional Requirements:

• Outpatient Treatment Centers Infusion: For Oncology infusion, oncology infusion experience is required.

Qualifications

License Required

Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing.

Certifications Required

• All Clinical Nurse I's are required to have current BLS certification prior to clinical rotation.
• Outpatient Treatment Centers Infusion: Oncology Infusion the Chemotherapy/biotherapy certification required. ONSONCC. This certification is not required for Non-Oncology infusion.
• Oncology: ACLS upon hire. Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy Provider Card required to administer chemotherapy.
• Irvine Medical Oncology: ACLS upon hire, ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course (ONS- Oncology Nursing Society) required within 24 months of hire

Certifications Preferred

• Outpatient Treatment Centers Infusion (Non-Oncology) Chemotherapy/biotherapy certification preferred. ONSONCC