Registered Nurse - Oncology

Responsibilities

• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care based on age‑specific components.
• Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on patient education, self‑management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care.
• Administers medications and procedures per established policies and guidelines.
• Uses a team approach to identify, analyze, and resolve patient care problems with measurable outcomes.
• Completes physiological assessments and documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Triages patient problems, assists in evaluation of symptoms, and initiates interventions in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Monitors, tracks/tends, and reports ongoing care needs and outcomes to the interdisciplinary team.
• Directs the provision of nursing education, orientation, competencies, and quality improvement and outcome utilization.
• Provides a safe working environment while administering, handling, and disposing of antineoplastic drugs and medical waste.
• Oversees the administration and management of various medical procedures and treatments in the oncology setting, including vascular access devices and infusion treatments.
• Conducts in‑service education based on insights from oncology professional development activities and acquires specialized skills in oncology‑specific areas (chemotherapy administration, oncology electronic ordering systems, calculating drug dosages).
• Manages monitoring requirements for specific drugs, handles immediate infusion reactions, and prevents and manages oncology‑related symptoms and adverse events (chemo‑related symptoms, immune‑related adverse events).
• Evaluates outcomes of evidence‑based decisions and practice changes for individuals, groups, and populations.
• Responsible for documented outcomes at the program or service level.

Qualifications

• English Language Proficiency – must be proficient in basic written and spoken English (38 U.S.C. 7403(f)).
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by either ACEN or CCNE at the time of program completion.
• Individuals attending a master’s‑level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelor’s level degree in Nursing may be eligible for state licensure prior to bridge program completion; after licensure they may be appointed temporarily and later converted to permanent upon successful graduation.
• Graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing must possess a current, full, active, and unrestricted registration to meet the graduation requirement; foreign nursing education higher than associate/entry level requires formal degree equivalency validation (e.g., ICD).
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth (including Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) exception – candidates meeting basic education requirements but lacking licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the applicable grade/level as a GNT on a 120‑day temporary appointment (extendable up to two years) while actively pursuing licensure.
• Grade Determinations – Scope, Education, and Dimension criteria must be met for grade assignment; details for each grade/level are available at the linked online assessment.
• Physical Requirements – ability to lift, stand, bend, transfer, stoop, stretch, walk, push, or pull without assistance; use of safe patient handling equipment; must wear lead protective equipment for extended periods due to fluoroscopy exposure; successful health examination required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter; intermittent exposure to blood and body fluids.

Skills

• ONS certified or Chemo Certification preferred.
• Current chemotherapy infusion experience with at least 3 years of recent experience preferred.

Benefits

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:

• Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards.
• Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year).
• Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5‑year vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% matching contributions by VA.
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long‑term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Licensure: Requires one full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory.

Pay

Pay Table: NY74

Schedule

Work Schedule: 0800 - 1630