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Nurse (Clinical/Oncology)
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA · Posted 128 days ago
About the Role
About the Position: This position is located in the Hematology/Oncology/Chemotherapy Research Department at Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Student Loan repayment may be authorized. Non-Federal work experience may be creditable for leave purposes.
What You'll Do
- →Provide specialized professional nursing care to critically ill patients with cancer, immune system disorders, and blood disorders along the disease continuum from newly diagnosed through end-of-life care.
- →Assist physician as needed in specialized procedures, such as bone marrow, thoracentesis, paracentesis, and accessing ommaya reservoirs.
- →Oversees care delivered by ancillary/allied health personnel.
- →Serves as charge nurse in absence of head nurse.
- →Administer and monitor chemotherapy and other medications.
- →Reviews appropriate laboratory values and diagnostic tests and acts accordingly to notify physicians to hold, modify or continue treatment.
- →Make prompt, appropriate responses and adjusts/stops infusion and intervenes with emergency drug administration as necessary in response to rapidly changing patient conditions.
- →Provide independent/assessment based comprehensive nursing without specific instructions to address underlying co-morbidity affecting treatment such as cardiac/pulmonary conditions, renal dysfunction and diabetes, chemotherapy or treatment regimen.
Requirements
- ✓See qualification section for education requirements.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 79ae6d8a-2af3-430d-a44c-1f07eb7aaafa
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