Oncology RN
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Job Opportunity: Oncology Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 12 weeks

Job Description

• Chemotherapy certification required (ONS/ONCC)
• Work schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours (07:00 - 19:30)
• Will work every other weekend and holidays as needed
• Must be able to float to other MedSurg units as needed
• Charting system: EPIC

Facility Type

• Short term acute care hospital
• Level II Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 426

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA or ARC only
• Chemotherapy Certification (ONS/ONCC)
• NIH Stroke Certification (required for all RNs except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA or ARC only

Required Competencies

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%)
• Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates on/after 8/2/2024, must score 80%)

Required Licenses

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Connecticut
• Primary source verification required within 30 days of start

Background Checks & Verifications

• 7-year criminal background check (must be updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG check within 30 days of start
• Education verification including foreign equivalency evaluation if applicable
• Sex offender search

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam 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
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B (or declination)
• Tdap vaccination highly preferred for Pediatric specialties, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination preferred

Additional Facility-Specific Training & Documents

• Stroke Education Module and Attestation (not required for Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention Training and Attestation
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training and Attestation
• Language Services Training and Attestation
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Pyxis ES MedStation Training and Attestation
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness Training
• Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RN 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
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for those with EPIC experience)
• Vaccination Booster Medical Exemption form if applicable

Experience Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse - Oncology
• Minimum 3 years of experience in specialty (based on certification and job description)

Schedule & Work Conditions

• 12-hour shifts, days (07:00 - 19:30)
• Every other weekend and holidays as needed
• Floating to other MedSurg units required

Notes

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.
• Scrubs color: Royal blue

Requirements/Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of oncology nursing experience, with oncology experience within the last year
• Current ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Current BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Chemotherapy certification (ONS/ONCC)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Experience with EPIC electronic health record system