Medical Surgical Oncology RN
Portland, Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University Hospital

Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical Oncology

Overview

• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3 x 12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: Weekend work required; no on-call requirement; floating required

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Oregon
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 1 year of Med Surg experience, with Med Surg experience within the last year
• 1 year of experience in an inpatient setting, including inpatient oncology or medical-surgical experience
• Surgical Oncology experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA provider only):

  • Must be a traditional AHA course or Heartcode Complete
  • E-cards must be the employer-verified version from the AHA website
  • Instructor certifications, annual RQI AHA, and certificates of completion pending e-cards are not accepted
• Experience with Epic EMR (software familiarity)

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background check: Completed within 6 months of start, initiated within 24 hours of signed contract, with a 7-year work history listed by city and state on the application. Includes education verification and work history verification. Open court cases are not permitted.
• Exclusion screenings: EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, and national sex offender search, each completed within 30 days before start and run for all aliases
• Drug screen: Negative 10-panel test listing methamphetamines, within 3 months before start, from a SAMHSA-certified lab. A new screen is required after a gap of 60 or more days between assignments.
• TB: Negative 2-step PPD, TSPOT, or QuantiFERON within 12 months of start (or a chest X-ray if the TB test is positive), plus a TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or titers with signed declination if not immune:

  • Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B (full series, titer, or declination)
  • Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years, or declination)
• Influenza vaccine or signed declination: Due 12/15/2026. Vaccines are offered onsite 9/28/2026 to 11/9/2026.
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start (agency standard)
• Respirator fit test: Within 1 year before start, completed through the agency, using an approved mask
• References: Two manager or supervisor references from an employer within the last 24 months. Charge RN references are not accepted unless the charge RN directly supervised the candidate. If a second 24-month reference cannot be obtained, a reference within 3 to 5 years may be accepted with documented reasoning.
• Skills checklist: Completed within 1 year of start
• Availability: Must be fully available for compliance needs until start date

Onboarding

• Complete facility online modules before start to receive a badge on day one (about 80 minutes total):

  • Information Privacy and Security Essentials (30 min)
  • Integrity Foundations (25 min)
  • Harassment Prevention Fundamentals
  • Glucometer 2026
  • Omnicell Nurse Patient Care Training
  • Vocera Badge Training (25 min, required for inpatient RNs)
• Review and sign the professional appearance policy and the job description before start
• Sign the coronavirus protocol attestation