About the Role
Texas Oncology is seeking a Clinic Registered Nurse (RN) to support our South Austin location. This full-time position offers Monday-Friday hours with no weekends, call, or major holidays. Join a leading community oncology provider dedicated to making advanced cancer care accessible.
Responsibilities
- Plan, implement, coordinate, evaluate and promote the continuity of care consistent with established standards and practices.
- Assess health status by interviewing patient regarding current status and medical history.
- Assess patient/family needs and provides teaching and other instructional material.
- Provide psychosocial support to patients and families.
- Facilitate clinical operations and patient care.
- Manage patient medication refill requests from the pharmacy telephone line and records the information in the patient chart.
- Facilitate and schedule consultations, pre-testing, diagnostic tests or procedures, referrals and future appointments for patients.
- Triage patient phone calls as needed and documents relevant information in the patient's chart.
- Facilitate communication between patient/family and interdisciplinary team and coordinates services related to patient care.
- Assist patients in locating available community resources.
- Act as a resource to LPN/LVNs and medical assistants.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited program for professional nursing education.
- RN state license and current registration with the State Board of Nursing in practicing state.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Must maintain continuing education requirements.
- Possible exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment.
- Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
- Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs.
- Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Skills
- Oncology experience strongly preferred
- Oncology certification preferred
Location
- South Austin
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry level - 0-3 years nursing experience
- Minimum three (3) years of nursing experience
- Minimum five (5) years nursing experience
Education Level
- BSN preferred
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term disability coverage
- Generous PTO program
- 401k plan with company match
- Wellness program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance program
- Discounts on retailers
About the Company
- Texas Oncology is the largest community oncology provider in the country with approximately 600+ providers in 220+ sites across Texas and southeastern Oklahoma.
- Our founders pioneered community-based cancer care to make the best available cancer care accessible to all communities.
- Our mission is to use leading-edge technology and research to deliver high-quality, high-touch, evidence-based cancer care.
- Texas Oncology treats half of all Texans diagnosed with cancer on an annual basis.
