RN Radiation Oncology (Per Diem)

Responsibilities

• Educates patients on the radiation therapy process, procedures and simulation experience.
• Discusses the various treatment modalities to be implemented; regarding identified learning needs, skin care, potential side effects and system management, pain control measures and nutritional needs.
• Affords assistance to physicians with patient examination during consultations, weekly status check, follow-up visits, and as needed.
• Provides nursing care as prescribed by the physician or warranted by patient condition. This includes but is not limited to administering medications, dressing changes, skin and wound care, suctioning of patients, glucose monitoring, and monitoring of oxygen saturations.

Qualifications

• Current Connecticut RN License
• BSN required
• Two (2) years of Previous Oncology Nursing experience strongly preferred