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 strongly preferred
• Two (2) years of Previous Oncology Nursing experience strongly preferred