Job Responsibilities
Education of nursing staff, patients, and public in oncology
nursing. I teach chemotherapy classes and other oncology related
classes. I do charting audits to see if staff are documenting
correctly and give them feedback when I find problem areas. I
follow patients who are getting chemotherapy and who are admitted
with pain and other symptom management problems. I help with new
staff orientation and annual staff competencies in oncology. I
administer chemotherapy on the off services. Committee work and
quality improvements in area of oncology. And always other
duties as needed.
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Job Requirements
Most colleges with schools of nursing have career tracks for the
advanced practice nurse. Classes taken depend on specialty of
nursing you are focusing. Need a MSN, preferablly in the area
you are specializing in. You need to be certified in your
specialty or med-surg if your specialty does not have a
certification. You need to be licensed in MO at least by the
state as a CNS.
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Uppers
Autonomy. Ability to have a variety in the job daily. Still able to have
patient contact. Teaching new nurses about oncology/chemotherapy. Working with
staff to improve care on our division.
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Downers
Never enough time or money to do everything you would like.
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Lifestyle
Travel to professional seminars to keep self current in field 2-3 times a year.
Work around 45 hours each week. Dress code is street clothes with a lab coat.
Freedom to develop job as you see fit. Working at a university hospital means
that you are on the cutting edge of research in your field and are working with a
diverse group of people.
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Compensation
Salaried position. Base pay $29.00/ hour plus benefits. Bonus
for patient satisfaction. Annuity plan, retirement plan, dental
plan & medical plan.
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Advice to Jobseekers
At one point in health care the CNS seemed to be dying out.
Right now there is a resurgance in it as the trainer of new staff
and clinical expert on a divisional level at least at our
institution, so it is a growth field.
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