Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Tele RN for a cancer hospital night shift position requiring 2 years of acute care experience and telemetry interpretation skills.

Details

• MS/Tele unit within a cancer hospital caring for all solid tumor cancer patients across the full spectrum of their care journey
• Adult and geriatric patient population with common diagnoses including breast, lung, prostate, pancreatic, colon, and esophageal cancers, plus chemotherapy administration
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM to 7:30 AM)
• Staffing ratio goal of 1:4, potentially up to 1:5
• Variable weekend requirements based on unit needs
• No set or blocked scheduling offered
• Floating required to other MedSurg Oncology units
• Uses Epic for computerized charting

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS certification required
• ONS Chemo certification preferred
• 2+ years of current acute care experience in the specialty, consistently worked within the last 12 months
• Oncology experience preferred but not required
• Skills required: IV therapy/phlebotomy, accessing/managing ports, blood product administration, central line blood draws, starting/maintaining IVs, chemotherapy administration, cardiac monitoring with dysrhythmia interpretation and management, isolation precautions/PPE, and tracheostomy care/management
• Telemetry interpretation and monitoring skills required
• Epic charting experience required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• 2 professional references required, with at least one from a manager/director or formal leadership role; charge RN acceptable for second reference; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provide med/surg and telemetry nursing care to oncology patients across their cancer journey, including transition to end-of-life care
• Heavy emphasis on infection prevention protocols and fall prevention
• Candidates with no previous travel experience are welcome and encouraged to apply with a willingness to learn and grow
• Former employees eligible for travel assignment after 6+ months away from the facility
• Current employees of Ohio State University hospital locations are ineligible for traveler positions
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• RTO must be requested and built into the contract at time of consideration, limited to 7 days or less
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly after signing contract due to urgent compliance timelines