Registered Nurse Oncology

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Oncology

Location

Dayton, OH

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 or 18 weeks) | Nights | 4x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:30) | 36 or 48 hours per week | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to medical and radiation oncology patients, including hematology and sickle cell populations, in a 35-bed mixed-acuity unit serving both Med Surg and Advanced Care patients
• Administer blood products, chemotherapy (with ONS Certification), drips, and PCAs, and manage wound care and other complex nursing skills
• Monitor and interpret EKG/telemetry strips and respond appropriately to dysrhythmias
• Float to all Stepdown and Advanced Care units as assigned, including high-risk respiratory units, maintaining a medically appropriate assignment or supporting the nursing care team
• Work every other weekend and every other holiday as required
• Document all patient care accurately using Epic electronic health records

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (any active state license or compact license accepted; no past license disciplinary actions)
• Minimum 1.5 years of Stepdown or Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience with demonstrated 1:5 patient ratio experience — ICU experience does not substitute for SD/PCU experience
• BLS and ACLS certifications with ability to read and interpret telemetry strips
• Must pass an online EKG/dysrhythmia competency assessment within 72 hours of contract signing
• Proficiency with Epic electronic health records
• Ability to float within the hospital system, including to campuses within approximately 15 miles of the main campus, with no floating restrictions

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Oncology experience strongly preferred; sickle cell experience and chemotherapy certification (ONS) are a plus
• Prior travel nursing experience preferred
• Experience in a Level 1 or Level 2 facility preferred

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a specialized oncology and hematology unit with a diverse, mixed-acuity patient population offering broad clinical skill development
• Winter contract options available with flexible 13 or 18-week contract lengths