Travel Nurse RN - Oncology - $2,335 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Oncology for a travel nursing job in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Oncology Discipline: RN Start Date: 09/30/2024 Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours Employment Type: Travel 16 week option Must have chemo experience will need to get ONS Chemotherapy Provider card prior to starting Position/Specialty: Oncology/Chemotherapy Start date: ASAP Ratios: 1:6 Years of Experience REQ: N/A First-timers Accepted: Y with good experience and Chemotherapy knowledge Weekend REQ: Every other weekend Certs REQ: ONS chemotherapy (can obtain after starting), BLS Is on-call REQ? No but may be placed on call occasionally for scheduled shifts if over (highly unlikely) Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes Open to accommodating block schedule? Yes when allows Locals accepted: 65 mile rad Pending License accepted? N RTO Restrictions: must work weeks of holidays and fall break at minimum 2 shifts Guaranteed Hours: would like someone at 48 hrs Special Requirements: none Looking for following skills: Inpatient oncology Active Immunotherapy Specific/Non Specific Recognize/manage side effects Administration of chemotherapy Body fluid handling post Chemotherapy Management/disposal cytotoxic spills Monitor chemotherapy Recognize/ communicate abnormal lab values Accessing Ports Administration of coagulation factors Blood/Blood product administration Care and management of ports Central line blood draw Central Line/Implanted Line Care PICC line care Starting IVs Medications: Antiemetic Corticosteroids Neupogen Hormonal therapy Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome (ATLS) Anaphylaxis Extravasation injury Hemorrhage Sepsis Spinal Cord Compression Pain Management IV push narcotic agents Medication tolerance/dependence assessment PCA pump management Transdermal patches Professional Knowledge and Skills Chest tube care and management Colostomy care and management Foley catheter insertion/management Isolation Precautions Neutropenic precautions Phlebotomy skills Telemetry Interpretation Telemetry monitoring Tracheostomy care/management Wound care Psychosocial Care Advanced directives Hospice care Patient/Family education and support Withholding/withdrawing treatment Radiation therapy External Radiation therapy (Teletherapy) Radiation safety precautions Total Body Irradiation (TBI) Wound care Symptom management Alteration in skin and mucous membranes Altered mental status Constipation/diarrhea Dysphagia Edema Nausea/vomiting Neuropathy Surgery Post surgical care Tact Medical Staffing Job ID 478055. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Oncology About Tact Staff Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level. Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you. Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact. Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do. Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.