RN Oncology
Homewood, Alabama
Staffing partner
Acute Care · Education/Staff Development · Infectious Disease · Nursing Management/Admin
Posted Mar 3 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Oncology
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
We're looking for Oncology RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Homewood, AL. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As an Oncology RN, you'll provide top-level care for critically or chronically ill cancer patients. Under direction from a physician, you may administer chemotherapy, implement new methods of symptom treatment, and monitor patients' progress. Oncology Travel Nurses are crucial in creating a supportive care environment.
A large portion of this important job is educating cancer patients about treatment options and procedures. As an Oncology Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Coordinate treatment plans. Provide patient education and treatment tracking.
Be a reliable source of comfort and support for cancer patients and their families. Attend to a great number of details while working under pressure. Implement best practice treatment protocols in a variety of settings.
Oncology Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times.
Oncology RNs may face hazards from exposure to chemicals and infectious diseases. Requirements*: BLS, 1 Year
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $1,826.41
Sourced from TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
“Oncology RNs may face hazards from exposure to chemicals and infectious diseases. Requirements*: BLS, 1 Year * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment. Pay: $1,826.41 We're looking for O…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- RN
- BLS
- 1 Year
Place
- City
- Homewood, Alabama
- Median rent
- $1,463/mo
- Local household income
- $94,485/yr
- State price level
- 11% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Alabama index 88.8, where 100 is the national average.
Homewood is a leafy, close-in suburb just south of downtown Birmingham, known for its established residential streets, local shops along Oxmoor Road, and strong community feel. For nurses seeking a quieter base with quick access to Birmingham's major medical centers, it offers a small-town atmosphere within minutes of the city.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Oncology is a specialty you move into. Chemo cards are the working credential; infusion hires in too.
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