Registered Nurse - Medical Oncology/Hematology - Program
Brockton, Massachusetts
Responsible for clinical care, patient education, monitoring and follow-up on patients in both infusion and practice setting. Signature Healthcare is a community hospital.
Posted Oct 1
- Shift and hours
- Days 1st Shift, monday-friday 8-4:30 varied Schedule: Full Time 40 Hours only, Days 1st Shift, monday-friday -8-430 varied40 Hours only
- Unit and setting
- Medical Oncology · Outpatient Location: Signature Healthcare · Medical Oncology
- License
- RN license Must be a graduate of an approved school of nursing with current Massachusetts license and current BLS certification.Massachusetts license
- Term
- Permanent Schedule: Full Time 40 Hours only, Days 1st Shift, monday-friday -8-430 variedFull Time
Do you qualify?
- License
- Massachusetts license Must be a graduate of an approved school of nursing with current Massachusetts license and current BLS certification. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification
- Education
- graduate of an approved school of nursing
- Experience
- five years of infusion RN experience in medical oncology and hematology Five years of infusion RN experience in a medical oncology and hematology department required.
- Experience
- infusion RN experience in a medical oncology and hematology department
- Experience
- outpatient experience Outpatient experience required.
- Also asks
- excellent communication skills and collaboration
Preferred
- Certification
- Certification in Oncology Nursing (OCN, AOCN, CPON) or working towards OCN certification Current or past Certification in Oncology Nursing (OCN, AOCN, CPON) or currently working towards acquiring OCN certification strongly preferred.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Massachusetts staff median is $54/hrMassachusetts staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $74/hr, the middle half $41/hr to $68/hr, across 1,268 postings. This posting's $39/hr to $79/hr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- clinical care, patient education, monitoring, and follow-up in infusion and practice settings Responsible for clinical care, patient education, monitoring and follow-up on patients in both infusion and practice setting.
- Day to day
- primary point of contact for care delivered within the physician practice setting The program nurse functions as the primary point of contact for care delivered within the physician practice setting.
- Day to day
- assessment, education, coordination and documentation Assumes nursing care responsibilities including but not limited to assessment, education, coordination and documentation.
- Day to day
- collaborating internally and externally to ensure continuity of care This role works to ensure continuity of care for patients by collaborating with various areas of patient care both internally and outside of the department.
- Weekends
- No weekends
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Oncology is a specialty you move into. Chemo cards are the working credential; infusion hires in too.
Original listing
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Must be a graduate of an approved school of nursing with current Massachusetts license and current BLS certification. Current or past Certification in Oncology Nursing (OCN, AOCN, CPON) or currently working towards acquiring OCN certification strongly preferred. Five years of infusion RN experience in a medical oncology and hematology department required.
Outpatient experience required. Responsible for clinical care, patient education, monitoring and follow-up on patients in both infusion and practice setting. The program nurse functions as the primary point of contact for care delivered within the physician practice setting.
Assumes nursing care responsibilities including but not limited to assessment, education, coordination and documentation. This role works to ensure continuity of care for patients by collaborating with various areas of patient care both internally and outside of the department. The position requires excellent communication skills and collaboration with physicians, co-workers and all internal & external departments and agencies involved to optimize patient care.
Location: Signature Healthcare · Medical Oncology
Schedule
Full Time 40 Hours only, Days 1st Shift, monday-friday -8-430 varied
What's around it?
Brockton, MAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 6% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,641/mo
- Household income
- $80,115/yr, all local households, not nurse pay