UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization, which is a prestigious recognition that applies to only 10% of all U.S. hospitals. Magnet is the "gold standard" for nursing excellence and is based on strengths in five key areas which include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements and empirical outcomes. UC San Diego Health has held its Magnet status since 2011.

Using the nursing process in the planning and delivery of care, the Registered Nurse (RN) complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies and maintains a safe level of knowledge and skills with technical procedures. The Radiation Oncology RN will be responsible for completing regular biopsychosocial assessments and care plans with patients, communicating and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure coordination of care, providing education to patients/families regarding treatment plans, medications, advance directives, appointments and so forth, assessing patients and families for additional resource and referral needs, evaluating response to plan of care and ensuring appropriate documentation.

This RN will also be cross trained in the procedure room to ensure patient safety while providing pre-procedure, intra-procedure and post-procedure care for adult and pediatric patients undergoing brachytherapy and/or moderate sedation. The RN will collaborate with the healthcare team working within the brachytherapy suite to ensure patient safety and compliance with all regulatory requirements, including infection prevention, sterile technique, instrument management and care coordination

While not required, a cover letter is highly recommended when applying to this position.

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing.

• RN license issued by the State of California.

• BLS/CPR and ACLS certification at time of hire with commitment to get ART within six (6) months of hire date.

• Must obtain PALS certification within six (6) months of hire.

• Must have a minimum of two (2) years recent RN experience with some experience in Oncology/Radiation Oncology within the last year.

• Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment, have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and consistently demonstrate empathy and kindness to allstaff and patients.

• Demonstrates critical thinking and clinical skills to identify and implement nursing interventions and evaluate results.

• Demonstrates experience with or interest in providing individualized care to vulnerable populations.

• BSN.
• RN experience in an outpatient setting.

• Must be able to work various hours, days, shifts, on-call, and various locations based on the 24-hour Medical Center's business needs.
• Employment is subject to a criminal background check and pre-employment physical.
• Must be able to work flexible hours which may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, holidays, on-call, and some overtime, if necessary, for unexpected staffing issues.
• Selected candidate may be hired at the CNIII level pending review and approval by the Nurse Executive Council.