Oncology Clinic Registered Nurse
Salisbury, NC
Access Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Oncology Clinic

Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

This is a Registered Nurse position in an outpatient oncology clinic specializing in medical oncology. The role involves patient phone triage, managing patient portal messages, drawing blood via venipuncture or PORT-A-Cath, and assisting with breast exams. The clinic has 16 exam rooms and 20 infusion rooms.

Required Qualifications

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years
• Prior Travel Experience: Not required; 1st time travelers accepted
• Licensure: North Carolina State Nursing License required
• Certifications: BLS required
• Skills:

  • Outpatient Oncology experience
  • Chemotherapy: Recognize and communicate abnormal lab values
  • IV Therapy/Infusions: Starting and maintaining IVs
  • Phlebotomy skills & Telephone Triage
  • EKG (must pass EKG testing prior to start)
• Equipment: Must bring your own stethoscope
• Electronic Health Record: EPIC experience required

Preferred Qualifications

• Oncology clinic experience
• Biotherapy skills: Recognize/manage side effects
• Experience with cancers including bladder, kidney, brain, breast, colorectal, leukemia, liver, lung, lymphoma, melanoma, multiple myeloma, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancers
• IV Therapy/Infusions: Accessing/managing ports, infusion pump management, intravenous hydration/multivitamins, PICC line care
• Oncologic emergencies: Extravasation injury management
• Professional knowledge: Care coordination, isolation and neutropenic precautions
• Symptom management: Skin/mucous membrane alterations, altered mental status, constipation/diarrhea, edema, nausea/vomiting, neuropathy

Work Details

• Shift: 40 hours per week, 8-hour days (08:00 - 17:00)
• Call/Floating/Weekend Requirements: None
• Patient Age Group: Adults and Geriatrics
• Patient Diagnoses: Hematology and Oncology
• Scheduling: Per clinic needs
• Orientation: Per clinic needs
• Scrubs: Navy blue (not provided)

Compliance & Requirements

• Background checks including criminal, education verification, and state-specific registry searches required within 90 days of start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start (updated annually if past positive TB)
• Fit mask testing required (N95 or PAPR training)
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray as applicable
• Drug screening within 30 days of start
• Immunizations and titers required: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B (facility-specific declination form if titer negative), Flu vaccination or approved exemption
• Must pass medication and EKG competency exams as applicable
• Completion of facility-specific orientation and training modules including confidentiality agreement, medication safety, and non-Novant health worker orientation
• Must provide professional references as per Aya Healthcare requirements

Important Notes

• No Return to Office (RTO) after booking allowed onsite
• Interview availability must be provided at time of submission; offers contingent on interview
• Must bring your own stethoscope
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start
• EPIC experience is mandatory for this role

This position offers an excellent opportunity for nurses with oncology experience to work in a specialized outpatient clinic setting with no call or weekend requirements.