Med Surg/Telemetry Oncology RN
Tacoma, Washington
Saint Joseph Medical Center

MS/Tele Onc RN

Location: Tacoma, Washington Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• 2 full years of experience
• Oncology experience
• Active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Active Washington state RN license (pending license needed to submit; temporary license takes approximately 4 weeks)
• Full telemetry reading and interpreting
• Passing a dysrhythmia exam during onboarding

Preferred Qualifications

• Chemotherapy certification through an Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) provider card

Unit Information

• Unit: MedSurg Oncology, 28 beds
• Patient mix: Oncology and general med-surg, with a hospice inpatient program also housed on the unit
• Ratio: 1:4-5
• Telemetry: Monitored from a central monitoring unit
• Titratable drips: Heparin and Cardizem, with possible exposure to other cardiac drips
• Respiratory therapy: RT manages CPAP and BiPap. Nurses perform nebulizers, breathing treatments, and tracheostomy suctioning.
• Nursing assistants: CNAs work 8-hour shifts, with one per pod. Two CNAs cover 28 beds at night.
• Charge nurse: One per shift, typically does not take patients

Schedule

• Rotates through pods, 6 weeks at a time
• Every other weekend: Nights (Friday, Saturday) and Days (Saturday, Sunday)
• Holidays rotate with permanent staff
• No call or standby requirement

Float Scope

• Within the Med-Surg/Tele service line, in rotation with permanent staff (union-dictated)
• Primary assignment is the hospital in Tacoma, with first-to-float status
• If needed, travelers may be required to float to other facilities in the region

Orientation and Dress Code

• First shift includes an EMR class (inpatient staff may test out of it)
• 1-2 days with a preceptor, 2 days maximum
• Professional-looking scrubs, no t-shirts, closed-toe shoes