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Per Diem Nurse - Pediatrics

Job Details

Job Ref:
10033524

Location:
Duarte, CA 91009

Category:
Pediatrics

Job Type:
Per Diem

Shift:
Days

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, and treatment facilities in 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.

At City of Hope, we provide our pediatric patients with access to breakthrough cancer treatments in an environment dedicated to compassionate care.  Our childhood cancer team works together to ensure patients receive leading-edge care to optimize treatment success rates.

Seeking a highly skilled and motivated Registered Nurse to join our Pediatric Inpatient Oncology unit that cares for pediatric patients and adult oncology/transplant overflow.   The role delivers professional nursing care while coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, ethical, and high-quality outcomes.

As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Utilize the City of Hope nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, and documentation
  • Administer and monitor medications, including narcotics
  • Assist physicians and care teams with exams, procedures, and direct patient care
  • Triage, assess, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care
  • Provide patient and family education and support
  • Deliver telephone advice using established protocols and sound nursing judgment
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to adjust care plans as needed
  • Maintain accurate and complete patient medical records
  • Promote a safe, therapeutic, and family-centered care environment
  • Demonstrate professionalism that supports positive working relationships
  • Participate in ongoing professional development, education, and training

 Professional Standards

  • Adhere to City of Hope policies, procedures, safety, infection control, and compliance standards
  • Practice with integrity, honesty, and strict confidentiality
  • Perform additional duties as assigned
     

 This opportunity is for per diem, 12-hour shifts, and is designated for day shift (7am start time). The per diem flat rate for this position is $78.524/hr.  There is a minimum of 1 shift per week availability required for per diem status. 
 

Qualifications

Your qualifications should include:

  • Graduate from nursing school with a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Graduate from a nursing school with a diploma, Associate Degree in Nursing and currently enrolled in a BSN program (must obtain BSN within two years of hire or transfer). 
  • 1 to 3 years related experience
  • Current CA RN License
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) and PALS through American Heart Association

  • Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification or Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (Must be obtained within 6 months or hire)

“City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria:  work experience, qualifications, and work location.”

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please click here.

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