Clinical Nurse III - Outpatient Medical / Surgical Oncology (Head, Neck, & Lung)
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7296542 (Ref:10028119)
Posted: December 24, 2024
Salary / Pay Rate: $59.57 - $86.37 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Position Summary
City of Hope Hospital is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Clinical Nurse to join our 2A Clinic team. The 2A Clinic specializes in the care of patients with head, neck, and lung cancers.The Clinical Nurse provides compassionate, evidence-based nursing care for patients. Responsibilities include patient assessment, care planning, treatment administration, and patient education. The Clinical Nurse collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive and individualized care that addresses the physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of patients and their families.This opportunity is for full-time, 8-hour shifts (5 shifts per week), and is designated for the day shift(roughly 8:30am start time).
Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus Available!
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Direct Patient Care: Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients, including assessment, care planning, treatment administration, and ongoing monitoring.
- Oncology Treatment Support: Administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and other oncology-related treatments following established protocols and safety guidelines.
- Patient Education: Educate patients and their families on treatment plans, side effects, self-care, and follow-up care instructions.
- Clinical Assessment: Monitor and assess patients for changes in condition, providing timely intervention and escalation of care as required.
- Collaborative Care: Work closely with oncologists, social workers, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals to create and implement individualized care plans.
- Patient Advocacy: Act as a patient advocate, supporting patient rights and ensuring patients receive optimal care.
- Documentation: Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough documentation of patient care activities, adhering to regulatory and institutional standards.
- Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in Nursing is required
- Current California RN license
- Minimum of three (3) years related experience
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR Card
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $59.57 - $86.37 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
