Radiation Oncology Charge Nurse | Freeman East | Full-Time Days
Joplin, Missouri
RN
Posted Jul 23
- Shift
- Days
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- Oncology
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days · 40 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
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About this role
The Radiation Oncology Charge Nurse provides clinical leadership and operational oversight for nursing services within Radiation Oncology across Missouri and Kansas locations. This position ensures the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered care while coordinating daily nursing operations, staffing, scheduling, patient flow, and clinical procedures. The Charge Nurse serves as a resource for nursing staff, providers, and patients while promoting regulatory compliance, quality outcomes, and operational efficiency throughout the radiation oncology service line.
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Requirements
- RN
- Missouri Registered Nurse License
- Compact State Registered Nurse License
- Kansas RN License
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program; BSN preferred
- Current BLS certification required
- Minimum of three to five years of oncology nursing experience preferred
- Previous leadership, charge nurse, or supervisory experience preferred
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Current Missouri Registered Nurse License or Current Registered Nurse License from a Compact State
- Ability to obtain or maintain Kansas licensure
- AHA ACLS within 120 days
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Retirement with employer match
- Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
- Milestone payments with longevity of employment
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Extended Sick pay
Place
- City
- Joplin, Missouri
- Median rent
- $962/mo
- Local household income
- $52,097/yr
- Metro price level
- 14% below the national average
- Address
- Joplin, MO, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Joplin area index 85.7, where 100 is the national average.
Joplin sits in southwest Missouri near the Kansas and Oklahoma borders, offering a small-city feel with outdoor access at Grand Falls and Wildcat Glades. Nurses relocating here find a tight-knit community, affordable living, and regional healthcare employers anchored by Mercy and Freeman health systems.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Freeman Health System is a healthcare organization based in Joplin, Missouri, serving the surrounding communities in the four-state region. The system's stated mission is to improve the health of the communities it serves through contemporary, innovative, quality healthcare solutions. It…
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