Registered Nurse - Oncology
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Registered Nurse - Oncology (Travel/Contract)

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Contract Length: 12 weeks

Job Details

• Shift: Day shift, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 AM - 7:30 PM)
• Schedule includes working every other weekend and holidays as needed
• Facility type: Short term acute care hospital, Level II Trauma Center
• Will float to other MedSurg units as needed
• Charting system: EPIC (experience required)
• Scrubs color: Royal blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Connecticut
• Minimum 1 year of oncology experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Chemotherapy certification (ONS/ONCC)
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Must be able to work every other weekend and holidays as needed

Required Certifications & Training

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• Chemotherapy certification (ONS/ONCC)
• NIH Stroke Scale certification
• ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, CPI, and other certifications as applicable based on unit assignment (verify unit-specific requirements)
• Facility-specific mandatory training modules and attestations including but not limited to:

  • Stroke Education
  • CLABSI Prevention
  • Preventing Pressure Injury
  • Patient Transportation with Oxygen
  • Pyxis ES MedStation
  • Baxter Pump Interoperability
  • Patient Bedside Rounding
  • Ventricular Assist Device Awareness
  • AME Blood Administration (annual update required)
  • New Employee Orientation
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module
  • ED Handbook (if assigned to ED/ER)
  • eCart Training Module (not required for some specialties)
  • Chaperone Policy Training
  • Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)
  • 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)

Health & Compliance Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation (no annual update required unless positive history)
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations/vaccinations:

  • Tdap (highly preferred for Pediatric, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum; declination accepted)
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines; boosters required if titers low)
  • Hepatitis B (positive titer, vaccine series, or declination within 1 year)
  • Varicella (positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician documented history; boosters if low titer)
  • Seasonal Flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred
• Vaccination booster medical exemption requires facility approval

Background & Documentation

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months, including:

  • SSN trace, counties lived/worked, statewide, national sex offender, national criminal, federal extended
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Education verification of highest level required; foreign equivalency evaluation required for internationally educated candidates
• Transcript or diploma may be required if education verification cannot be completed
• Employment application with 7-year work history, no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)
• References per standard requirements
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required if applicable to unit assignment

Competency Exams

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam required within 12 months, minimum 85% passing score
• Color Blind Testing required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024, minimum 80% passing score
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for RNs in Telemetry, MedSurg/Tele, ER, ICU, Progressive Care, Stepdown, PACU, IR/Cath Lab, Endoscopy, Labor and Delivery units (not required for NICU, Psych, Pediatric, Ambulatory)

Additional Information

• Start dates available: June 26 or July 10
• Friday start is virtual; onsite reporting begins Monday
• Free parking available
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required

This position offers a challenging oncology nursing role in a busy acute care hospital with opportunities to float to other medical-surgical units. Candidates must be highly skilled, certified in chemotherapy, and comfortable working extended day shifts with weekend and holiday coverage.