Registered Nurse

Clinical Nurse III, Oncology

Do you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness? Would you like to use your 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 the medical field as your next career move. The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute has established an international reputation for developing new cancer therapies, providing the best in experimental and traditional treatments, and expertly guiding and training the next generation of clinicians. We are committed to bringing innovative therapeutic options to all those we serve with cancer. You can look forward to working closely with our board-certified fellowship-trained medical oncologists, surgeons, immunotherapists, pathologists, and dermatologists to advance cancer care.

As a Clinical Nurse III, you will serve in a leadership role and function to assist oncology patients with medical care and treatment. You will interact directly with patients, both in person at the time of clinic appointments and visits, as well as by telephone, to respond to inquiries. This position functions as an Oncology Registered Nurse performing professional clinical duties in the infusion clinic to provide quality patient care. Summary of essential duties includes overseeing medical assistant/LVNs in infusion center, reviewing charts each afternoon prior to the day's appointments, ensuring protocol is signed off by physician and authorization obtained from billing office, carrying out physicians' orders in a professional and timely manner, accurate and timely completion of daily charge slips, drawing blood samples as appropriate and performing phlebotomies, participating in patient education, maintaining appropriate records of clinical activities, advising supervisor, physicians, or administrator of possible or actual problems, participating in planning workshops, evaluation meetings, seminars, educational or administrative meetings as necessary or requested, maintaining scheduling of chemotherapy treatments, outside labs and other tests as needed, reviewing and adhering to department policies and procedures to maintain proficiency in operating guidelines, maintaining confidentiality when performing all duties and responsibilities, assisting with specimen testing as needed, seeking guidance and direction, as necessary, for the successful completion of job duties, asking appropriate questions when in doubt, and responsible for infection prevention throughout the shift.

Qualifications include a graduate of an accredited nursing program required, BSN preferred, current California RN License required, current Chemo-Bio Certificate required (or willing to obtain within 30 days from start date), BLS from the American Heart Association required, Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) required (or willing to obtain within one year from start date), a minimum of 3 years of recent experience in Oncology nursing required, at least 1 year of experience administering chemotherapy in an outpatient setting required, and prior Charge Nurse experience preferred. Physical demands include working in a generally clean environment, but may be exposed to chemotherapy, chemotherapy-contaminated waste, and infectious materials including blood, body fluids and possible communicable diseases. The work environment requires you to use protective barriers, such as gowns, gloves, masks and goggles/protective face shield to ensure protection especially when mixing and or administering chemotherapy, hazardous drugs, or contact with blood or bodily fluids.