Travel Nurse RN - Oncology
Oak Bluffs, MA
First Connect Health
4x10 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

SHARED HOUSING PROVIDED – FREE OF COST

Registered Nurse – Oncology / Infusion Therapy

Order ID: MGB-29058 

Contract Duration: 13 Weeks (10/12/2026 – 01/10/2027)

Shift Matrix: Day Shift (07:30 – 18:00 | 4x10-Hour Shifts)

• Schedule Quality: Primary schedule is 4x10s; candidate must be flexible to work 5x8s (08:00–16:30 or 09:30–18:00) for a few weeks if operationally required.
• On-Call Requirement: None.
• Housing Logistics: Shared facility housing available (STRICT RULE: No pets, no guests permitted). Candidate must have own personal transportation on the island.

Guaranteed Hours: 40 Hours Per Week

🚫 Absolute Minimum Qualifications & Departmental Hardstops:

• Licensure Mandate: Active, unencumbered Massachusetts (MA) State RN License held in hand at submission.
• Core Certification Required: Active AHA BLS ONLY (ACLS is not required).
• Clinical Specialty Baseline: Dedicated ambulatory Oncology and/or Outpatient Infusion RN experience required.
  • Preferred Credential: ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Immunotherapy Provider Card strongly preferred.
• Housing Restrictions: Must acknowledge and adhere to shared housing rules (strictly no pets and no guests allowed).
• Transportation Mandate: Candidate must bring/have their own personal vehicle for island transportation.
• Vaccine Mandate: Candidate must have an active, up-to-date Flu Vaccine (no exemptions noted).

Job Summary & Clinical Scope

A Hospital  in Oak Bluffs, MA is seeking an experienced, autonomous Oncology / Infusion Registered Nurse (RN Infusion) for a 13-week contract assignment in the Chemo & IV Therapy Unit (MV6252 / SO00002915). The RN will manage outpatient chemotherapy, biological agents, immunotherapy, and complex IV hydration/blood product transfusions for island residents and visiting patients.

• Chemo & Immunotherapy Administration: Safely mix, verify, administer, and monitor antineoplastic agents, biologics, targeted therapies, and monoclonal antibodies per ONS guidelines and hospital protocols.
• Infusion & Vascular Access Care: Access and maintain peripheral IVs, midline catheters, PICC lines, and implanted ports (Port-a-Caths); execute blood transfusions, therapeutic phlebotomy, and specialty IV infusions.
• Symptom & Hypersensitivity Management: Closely monitor patients during infusions for adverse reactions, extravasation, or anaphylactic hypersensitivity responses; manage immediate emergency interventions per protocol.
• Patient & Family Education: Provide clinical education on chemotherapy treatment cycles, side-effect management at home, infection prevention, and oral supportive medications.

Department & Facility Details

• Department Setting: Chemo & IV Therapy Unit / Ambulatory Infusion Center (Department MV6252).