Medical-Surgical Oncology RN
Long Beach, CA
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical Oncology, Long Beach, California. This position provides oncology nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a medical-surgical oncology setting. The role includes chemotherapy monitoring and administration, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, telemetry, and collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week; every other weekend required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of registered nursing experience
  • California registered nurse license in hand
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) chemotherapy certification
  • Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) experience
  • Experience with electronic health record documentation
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • First-time travelers are accepted.
  • Patient assignments include adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
  • Typical patient ratio is 1:4.
  • Required clinical skills include chemotherapy administration and monitoring, port and central-line management, blood-product administration, telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, intravenous therapy, oxygen administration, wound care, chest-tube management, tracheostomy care, and rapid-response participation.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid-response teams, pharmacy, and unit-secretary support.
  • Pre-approved time off must be submitted with the application.
  • A professional reference from within the past 2 years is required.
  • Orientation includes specialty-specific training modules.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits