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Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
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Length: 16 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Med/Surg Oncology Telemetry position requiring a compact or Ohio RN license and 2 years of current acute care experience in the specialty.
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Work in the Med/Surg Telemetry oncology unit of a cancer hospital and research center
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Care for adult and geriatric patients with solid tumor cancers including breast, lung, prostate, pancreatic, colon, and esophageal cancer
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Support patients through the full cancer journey from new diagnosis through treatment and end-of-life care
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Staffing ratio goal is 1:4, but may be up to 1:5
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Rotating 12-hour day and night shifts (7:00-19:30 or 19:00-7:30), with shift assignments reviewed every 4-week scheduling period
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Weekend scheduling varies based on unit needs
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Floating required to other MedSurg Oncology units
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Heavy focus on infection prevention protocols and fall prevention
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Uses Epic for computerized charting
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Active compact or Ohio RN license in hand at time of consideration
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Current BLS certification required
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ONS Chemo certification preferred
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2 years of current acute care experience required, with consistent work in the specialty within the last 12 months
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Oncology experience preferred but not required
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Epic charting experience required
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Skills required include telemetry interpretation and monitoring, IV therapy/phlebotomy, accessing and managing ports, central line blood draw, starting and maintaining IVs, and cardiac monitoring with dysrhythmia interpretation and management
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Preferred skills include chemotherapy administration and tracheostomy care/management
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Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
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Two professional references required, with at least one from a manager/director or supervisor; a Charge RN is acceptable for the second reference; coworker references not accepted
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Provide medical-surgical and telemetry nursing care to oncology patients with true med-surg needs
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Come with a willingness to learn and grow your nursing practice
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
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Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment once they have been away from the facility for 6 months or more
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Current employees are ineligible to be hired as a traveler at this health system
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RTO must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
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Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting requirements promptly after signing the contract, either by driving to a local fingerprinting location or completing a mailed fingerprinting packet if located far from Ohio
