Travel Nurse RN - Infusion
Upland, California
City of Hope Upland

Infusion Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Job – California, Upland

Position Overview

• Role: Registered Nurse (RN) with oncology experience
• Setting: Infusion Clinic serving adult patients
• Patient volume: Average daily census of 50; nurse will see approximately 6 patients per day
• Work environment: Busy infusion room with multi-drug regimens
• Shift: Day shift, 4 days per week, 10 hours per day (7:45 AM – 6:15 PM)
• Schedule: No weekends, no on-call duties
• Systems used: Pyxis medication system and EPIC electronic documentation
• Provider support includes interpretation services, pharmacy, and social services
• Orientation: 40 hours (may extend as needed)
• Uniform: Caribbean blue scrubs required (not provided)

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in California
• Minimum 3 years of infusion nursing experience, including infusion experience within the last year
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Chemotherapy certification from ONS or ONCC (ONS Fundamentals not accepted)
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) or Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) specialty certification

Required Skills and Experience

• Chemotherapy administration and safety, including:

  • Handling body fluids post-chemotherapy
  • Continuous infusion and IV push administration
  • Management and disposal of cytotoxic spills
  • Monitoring and oral administration of chemotherapy
  • Recognizing and communicating abnormal lab values
• Vascular access skills:

  • Accessing and managing ports and central lines
  • Central line blood draws and care
  • PICC line care and starting IVs
• Infusion pump management
• Intravenous hydration and multivitamin administration
• Medication administration including antiemetics, antitumor agents, antibiotics, corticosteroids, neupogen, hormonal therapy, and IV push narcotics
• Neutropenic precautions
• Phlebotomy skills

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bone marrow transplant (BMT) infusion center experience
• Inpatient and outpatient oncology
• Radiation oncology
• Active immunotherapy (specific and non-specific)
• Recognition and management of side effects and oncologic emergencies (e.g., anaphylaxis, extravasation injury, hemorrhage, sepsis, spinal cord compression)
• Administration of bone marrow and stem cell therapies
• Management of graft rejection and graft-versus-host disease
• Care of patients with various cancer types
• Medication tolerance and dependence assessment
• Advanced directives, hospice care, and symptom management (e.g., skin/mucous membrane alterations, altered mental status, GI symptoms, neuropathy)
• Patient and family education and support
• Withholding/withdrawing treatment and post-surgical care

Required Background and Compliance

• Government-issued photo ID (Driver’s License or State ID)
• Background check within 1 year covering all locations lived/worked/schooled in past 7 years, including:

  • Social Security trace
  • County, nationwide, and national sex offender checks
  • Education verification
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required
• Education verification and diploma/transcript required
• Primary source verification of RN license prior to start and upon expiration
• NURSYS verification prior to start
• Annual competency exams and medication/pharmacology tests as applicable
• Annual orientation safety manual acknowledgement

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within last 12 months
• Fit testing for respirator use (annual)
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years or signed declination form
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray per facility protocol (including 2-step PPD or equivalent)
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) immunity via vaccination or positive titer; boosters required if titers are low
• Hepatitis B series or positive titer; declination requires proof of non-immune status and facility form
• Varicella immunity via vaccination or positive titer; boosters or declination with restrictions if declined
• 10-panel oral drug screen within 1 year of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season
• Respiratory safety clearance annually via virtual questionnaire reviewed by licensed healthcare professional

Additional Facility-Specific Requirements

• Job description acknowledgement form
• Health focus questionnaire
• Religious and medical exemption forms (time sensitive, require facility approval)
• COVID booster or declination form if booster not received on or after September 2023
• Photo for badge (passport style with solid background)
• Agency badge provided upon hire

Notes

• EPIC experience is preferred but not required
• Prior travel experience is not specified as required for this position

This position is ideal for experienced oncology RNs comfortable with chemotherapy administration and infusion care in a fast-paced outpatient setting.