Registered Nurse - Per Diem / Chemo Certified

Job Description

Job Description

Registered Nurse

The Registered Nurse (Per Diem) is responsible for coordinating and providing care to patients within the scope of practice and will strive to provide these services in a compassionate and knowledgeable fashion. The RN’s role responsibilities include the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the patient’s status, plan of care, goal achievement, and input into process improvement. This position will assist with offsite home visits for our patients interested in our concierge health program as needed. Oncology/chemotherapy experience required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• IV insertions, Port and PICC access, and phlebotomy.
• Patient assessments, multidisciplinary care planning, and detailed patient education with an emphasis on pre and post-treatment follow-up, side effects, precautions, and self-care tips. Reinforces education during patient visits.
• Verifies safety of ordered medication doses and monitors patients for reactions to side effects of therapy and intervene as necessary.
• Acts as a patient advocate and monitors patient flow by reviewing lab results, reporting abnormal lab results, and reporting patient symptoms and concerns to the attending physician in a timely manner.
• Documents medication administration and captures charges for each patient visit.
• Complete IV infusions and monitor patients.
• Performs review of procedures and properly captures charges for each patient visit.
• Infusion administration, hydration, and other infusions as prescribed. Monitors lab values and notifies physicians in a timely fashion of abnormal values and patient condition changes.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

• Certified RN
• Oncology Experience Preferred, Chemotherapy infusion experience required
• License and current registration to practice in the state of California
• IV Certification is required, must be Chemo certified
• ADN or BSN from an accredited College of Nursing program is preferred
• ONS
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is highly preferred.

BENEFITS

We offer competitive salaries and a diverse blend of benefits and incentives for full-time employees. Benefits include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k matching
• FSA
• Company-sponsored life insurance
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance
• Voluntary short-term / long-term disability options
• PTO & paid holidays
• Employee recognition programs
• Team building events & employee appreciation lunches
• Referral bonus programs
• Job training, professional development, & continued education

About the Practice and Mission

At the Beverly Hills Cancer Center, our primary goal is to cure every patient's cancer. Since we know that in many cases advanced-stage cancers cannot be cured, our next goal is to make cancer a chronic disease, with which our patients can live and lead relatively normal lives. We accomplish our goals daily in our Los Angeles facility, which provides state-of-the-art, cutting-edge medical treatment, and caring attention to the mind, body and soul of each and every patient. With this fusion of science and caring, we aim to provide our patients with the best possible healing, and pride ourselves for being one of the best cancer treatment centers internationally.

As a private, comprehensive facility, Beverly Hills Cancer Center provides state-of-the-art cancer treatment under one roof. Our facilities include an innovative radiation oncology center, a soothing and spacious infusion center, a full-service diagnostic imaging center (with MRI, CT, PET/CT, and Bone Scan technology), and a complete, award-winning diagnostic laboratory. We also conduct some of the world’s leading clinical trials for cancer treatment right here in our facility — making ours one of the top cancer centers in Los Angeles and worldwide.

Driven by our unique model and goal to provide exceptional and personalized care, we have become the only private comprehensive cancer treatment facility in Southern California. By combining advanced treatment modalities and technologies, in a soothing environment with caring physicians and staff, we are able to provide maximum peace of mind for patients. While such things may seem like a luxury to some, here at the Beverly Hills Cancer Center we understand that a tranquil, stress-free environment is integral to the healing process.

Beverly Hills Cancer Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience (including specific industry), education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.