Outpatient Oncology Chemo Certified RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Job Opportunity: Oncology Chemo Certified Registered Nurse

Location

• City: New Haven
• State: Connecticut

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Work Schedule

• Shift: Day (4 shifts per week, 9 hours each)
• Hours per week: 36 hours

Job Description

• Work in an outpatient clinic setting within multispecialty clinics.
• Primary patient populations include Breast Oncology, Breast Surgery, and Plastic Surgery patients.
• Responsibilities include telephone triage, in-basket handling, assisting providers during clinic visits, managing new and return patient visits, and providing pre-op/post-op and chemotherapy teaching.
• Requires outpatient clinic experience and phone triage experience.
• Chemotherapy certification (CHEMO cert) is required.

Facility Type

• Short Term Acute Care
• Level I Trauma Center
• Uses Epic for charting

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut.
• Minimum of 1 year of oncology nursing experience, with oncology experience within the last year.
• CHEMO certification.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Experience working in an outpatient setting.
• Experience working in a clinic setting.
• Telephone triage experience.

Experience

• Specialty: Registered Nurse in Oncology with CHEMO certification.
• Years of experience: Not explicitly stated; assume minimum 1 year oncology nursing experience recommended due to specialty and certification requirements.

Compliance and Documentation Requirements

• Valid photo ID matching legal name on first day.
• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months, including SSN trace, counties lived/worked, statewide, national sex offender, national criminal, federal extended, and education verification.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start.
• Foreign equivalency education evaluation and diploma required for internationally educated candidates.
• Verification of highest education level required; official transcripts may be requested.
• Physical exam within 12 months of start.
• Fit mask test within 12 months and updated annually (3M N95 preferred).
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation.
• Required immunizations and titers: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B (or declination), Tdap (highly preferred for certain specialties).
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months.
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season.
• COVID vaccination series preferred.

Competency Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam with minimum 85% score.
• Color blind testing (required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024 or later).
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for certain units (not required for outpatient).

Facility-Specific Training and Attestations (to be completed by candidate)

• Language Services Training.
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health).
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training.
• Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU).
• Stroke Education (except Pediatric specialties and NICU).
• CLABSI Prevention Training.
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training.
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education.
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules.
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training.
• Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED).
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain hospitals).
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health).
• New Employee Orientation Module.
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RNs except Home Health).
• ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs only).
• eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health).
• Chaperone Policy Training (required if gap >6 months or updated module).
• Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026).

Additional Requirements

• Employment application with 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days.
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted).
• One supervisor reference within the past year required for ICU specialties; standard references for others.
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for certain tech and specialty roles (not RN-specific but may apply if cross-trained).

This position is ideal for a Registered Nurse with oncology outpatient experience, chemotherapy certification, and strong clinical and communication skills to support breast oncology and surgical patients in a fast-paced outpatient clinic environment.