Charge Registered Nurse Medical Oncology
$85,696–$129,314 year
On-siteBakersfield, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead the medical oncology unit by coordinating staffing levels, managing resources, and directing the interdisciplinary care team through delegation and collaboration. Perform comprehensive patient assessments, develop individualized care plans, and evaluate clinical outcomes while mediating conflicts among staff, families, and physicians. Set clear expectations for hourly rounds, enforce safety policies, and activate rapid response or code alerts as needed. Coach nursing staff on professionalism and accountability, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards. Requires current RN licensure, BLS certification, and unit-specific training.
Required Qualifications
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in state of practice
- Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers
- Unit Specific Certification as required (i.e., ACLS, PALS, etc.)
- Experience in assigned clinical area
- Mentoring experience
- Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution
- Registered Nurses (RNs) hired or promoted into this role must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four years of their hire or promotion date
- Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies
- Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations
- Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy
- This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
- Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients
- Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment
- Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items
- Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment
- This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items
- Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
- May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time
- For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles
Desired Qualifications
- One year of clinical nursing experience
Hiring someone like this?
Get your role in front of qualified candidates on Sorce.