Registered Nurse II - Cancer Center Infusion - 12 Hour Days

Job Description

Do you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness? Would you like to use your expert clinical competencies with an organization known nationally for excellence in cancer treatment, research and education? We would be happy to hear from you! Please consider the following exciting opportunity with one of the most outstanding and dynamic places to work in California as your next career move.

We are seeking compassionate, dedicated RNs with outpatient Oncology Infusion Center experience for multiple clinics within our organization. Our Infusion Centers offer 12-hour weekday schedules, state-of-the-art resources and a warm, comfortable environment for all of our patients.

Summary of Essential Duties:

Care for patients with oncology and hematology diagnoses
Perform safe administration of chemotherapy
Transfusion of blood products
Engage in symptom management
Provide VAD care and peripheral IV insertion
Duties include care of patients on Phase I clinical trials
Identifies and assesses patient safety concerns with respect to age and developmental considerations
Intervenes to provide a safe environment and evaluates effectiveness of intervention for patient

Qualifications

Qualifications: 

Education:

Graduate of an accredited nursing program required
BSN preferred

License/Certification:

Current, unrestricted California RN license required
OCN Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Card required
BLS from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required
OCN or other specialty certification required (or willing to obtain within one year from start date)

Experience:

A minimum of 3 years of acute care nursing experience required
Applicants with less than 3 years of acute care nursing experience may be considered as a Clinical Nurse II
At least 2 years of outpatient chemotherapy administration experience is required

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.

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