Clinical Nurse III - Radiation Oncology
City of Hope
CA
Job posting number: #7308066 (Ref:10030127)
Posted: May 10, 2025
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Are you a skilled and compassionate nurse with a passion for making a difference in the lives of cancer patients? Our outpatient clinic in Upland is looking for a skilled and compassionate Radiation Oncology Nurse to become a key player in our dynamic team.
As a key member of our ambulatory radiation department, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting our dedicated team of providers and caring for up to 50 patients on active treatment plans. In this dynamic position, you’ll educate patients, manage treatment side effects, conduct daily toxicity assessments, handle triage phone calls, and assist with seamless care coordination.
As a successful candidate, you will:
The nurse will support providers with consults and follow-ups.
Perform patient education.
Start IVs for CT simulations with contrast, coordinate chemotherapy.
Triage patient concerns related to their radiation therapy treatments and care related questions on side effects and wound care.
Help support the patient’s health literacy by providing patient education and answering clinical questions related to their care plan.
Assist in coordinating PEG tube placement and dental clearance for head and neck patients.
Assist in the radiation oncology care plan for cardiac devices.
Navigate the patient and caregivers through any barriers to care to aid in providing timely treatment, be a liaison working with other service lines e.g., financial counsellors, social services, transportation. (high-level awareness of payor authorization related questions that could affect the patients care.)
Support the patient and caregivers in quality-of-life goals and survivorship.
Sign-On Bonus: $20,000 for full-time employees.
8-hour shift, Monday – Friday (8:30am -5pm)
Your qualifications should include:
Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in nursing is required
Three to five years related experience
Current California Registered Nurse License
Current BLS certification from American Heart Association
Must have excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills
Preferred qualifications should include:
Bilingual preferred
One (1) year radiation oncology Two (2) years of experience working in a physician’s office or hospital.
ONS or OCN certification
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $61.65 - $89.40 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
