Oncology Telemetry RN
Ventura, California
Ventura County Medical Center

Oncology Registered Nurse

Overview

• Location: Ventura, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Nights, 3x12 hours
• Hours per week: 36
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start: ASAP
• Setting: Telemetry oncology / medical-surgical environment
• Patient population: Adults to geriatrics
• Patient ratio: 1:4
• Census: 8 beds

Key Job Details

• Must be able to float to Med Surg
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Primary patient mix includes medical/surgical patients requiring telemetry and patients receiving chemotherapy

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Oncology (1 year of experience)
• Oncology experience within the last year
• ONS/ONCC
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course or TCAR - Trauma Care After Resuscitation
• Med Surg experience

Required Experience / Skills

• Tele oncology
• Telemetry
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Feeding tube care and management
• Pre/post hemodialysis management
• Renal failure care
• Port access
• Blood product administration
• Central line care and management
• Chemotherapy monitoring and administration
• Peripheral line care and management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Heparin protocols
• Cardiac drips management without titration
• Vasoactive drips management without titration
• PCA

Schedule Requirements

• Night shift
• Every other weekend

Compliance / Pre-Start Items

• Government-issued photo ID
• Emergency contact form
• E-Verify attestation
• Background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check
• HHS/OIG check
• California Medi-Cal exclusion search
• Advanced EKG exam
• RN competencies review and validation
• RN policies review
• ECG letter and study guide review
• Mandatory compliance training
• Annual handbook acknowledgment
• ID card and badge forms
• Confidentiality agreement
• New employee orientation attestation
• TB questionnaire
• Welcome packet
• C. diff testing review
• Skills checklist
• Physical exam
• Fit mask testing
• TB clearance
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, varicella, COVID, flu documentation
• Drug screen
• Professional references