13-Week Contract | Full-Time Days | Bethesda, Maryland
We are seeking one experienced Registered Nurse to provide patient-centered care in the B2 Radiation Oncology unit at the NIH Clinical Center. This is a 13-week contract assignment with the possibility of a long-term or permanent full-time opportunity based on performance and continued staffing needs.
Schedule
- Monday through Friday
- 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- 40 hours per week
$80,000 - $100,000 a year
Minimum Qualifications
- Active, valid, and unrestricted RN license issued by at least one U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth
- Associate degree, nursing diploma, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
- Successful completion of the NCLEX-RN
- At least two years of radiation oncology or ambulatory-care nursing experience
- Current Basic Life Support certification
- Demonstrated competency in starting peripheral IVs, performing blood draws, and accessing implanted ports
- Demonstrated current clinical competency
- Effective English communication skills
- Computer literacy and proficiency with electronic clinical documentation
- U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident/Green Card status
Primary Responsibilities
- Assess patients before, during, and after radiation oncology visits and treatments
- Complete patient intake, medication reconciliation, focused assessments, and symptom screening
- Start and maintain peripheral IVs, collect blood specimens, and access implanted ports within the RN's authorized scope of practice
- Administer medications, fluids, and supportive treatments as ordered
- Monitor patients for treatment-related side effects, complications, and changes in condition
- Perform skin, pain, nutritional, fatigue, and other treatment-related assessments
- Coordinate care with radiation oncologists, physicians, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, physicists, and other healthcare professionals
- Educate patients and families about treatment plans, expected side effects, symptom management, skin care, medications, and follow-up needs
- Provide emotional support to patients and families throughout treatment
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical documentation
- Follow NIH clinical protocols, radiation-safety practices, infection-control requirements, and professional standards
- Participate in required orientation, training, and competency activities
- Float to another patient-care area when needed, provided the assignment is within the RN's demonstrated competency and scope of practice
Additional Requirements
Selected candidates must satisfy NIH credentialing, health, immunization, security, fingerprinting, background-investigation, and facility-access requirements. All licenses, certifications, competencies, and health documentation must remain current throughout the assignment.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be clinically confident, compassionate, and skilled in vascular access, symptom management, patient education, and interdisciplinary ambulatory oncology care.
