Registered Nurse Radiation Oncology PRN

About the Role

The Radiation Oncology RN functions as an integral member of the radiation oncology team, providing patient care and supportive services directed towards achieving patient care outcomes. This role involves assessing and addressing actual and potential problems for patients and families related to the disease process, treatment course, and follow-up period. Responsibilities include teaching, counseling, and support to help patients and families cope with and adjust to cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Responsibilities

• Functions independently and interdependently with the radiation oncology team to provide quality patient care.
• Provides clinical care, nursing consultation, and education related to oncology care and radiation therapy delivery.
• Performs assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation focusing on the continuum of care for patients receiving radiotherapy.
• Participates in leadership roles such as clinician, educator, consultant, and/or researcher.
• Collaborates and consults with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team to enhance clinical outcomes.
• Communicates significant alterations in patient status to the Radiation Oncologist and carries out nursing action plans.
• Works in the clinic as part of the nursing team to coordinate the flow and care of radiation oncology patients.
• Assists with patient, family, and significant others' learning needs, identifying barriers such as language or culture and integrating this into the patient’s plan of care.
• Identifies and documents education needs in collaboration with other disciplines and implements ongoing education relevant to these needs.
• Explains tests, procedures, disease processes, medications, and equipment to patients and families throughout treatment.
• Performs other related functions as assigned.

Requirements

• Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required (compact license holders have 60 days to obtain the Florida license after relocation).
• 1 year of acute RN Radiation Oncology experience required.
• 3+ years of RN experience in an acute care environment preferred.
• Registered Nurse Diploma or Associate Degree; BSN preferred.
• OCN Certification preferred.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Instructor certification must be obtained within 30 days of start.

Schedule

Shift: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM as needed.

Benefits

UCF Lake Nona Hospital offers a total rewards package supporting health, life, career, and retirement, including:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

HCA Florida UCF Lake Nona Hospital is located in the southern Orlando suburb of Lake Nona, known as Medical City. As a newly opened hospital, we provide full-service healthcare to Osceola County and surrounding communities, offering specialties such as 24/7 emergency care, women's care, comprehensive surgical services (including robotic surgery), an Advanced Imaging Center, and a Family Birthing Unit. We are committed to patient-centered care. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and has invested an estimated $3.7 billion in charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses in recent years.