Travel Outpatient Chemotherapy RN - $2,286 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Oncology for a travel nursing job in New Haven, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Oncology
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/28/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 9 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x9hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 28, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN-Chemo for an outpatient oncology clinic position requiring Chemo certification and prior chemo/infusion experience at a Level I Trauma Center academic medical center.

Details

• Outpatient multispecialty clinic setting within a Level I Trauma Center academic medical center
• Chemo unit caring for Breast Oncology, Breast Surgery, and Plastic Surgery patients
• Day shift schedule, 4x9 hour shifts from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
• Duties include telephone triage, in-basket management, and assisting providers during clinic visits
• Handles new and return patient visits, pre-op/post-op teaching, and chemo teaching
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license (CT state or Compact) required
• BLS certification required
• Chemo certification (ONS/ONCC) required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required within specialty, with consideration for 1.5 years for candidates with Level I Trauma or travel experience
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Outpatient clinic experience and phone triage experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Trauma Center experience at a large facility required
• Skilled in IV therapy and infusions, including starting and maintaining IVs
• Experience accessing and managing ports preferred
• Skilled in symptom management, including nausea/vomiting and altered mental status
• Experience recognizing and managing oncologic emergencies, including anaphylaxis
• Experience with chemotherapy administration, including oral administration and body fluid handling post-chemotherapy
• Ability to recognize and communicate abnormal lab values
• Experience caring for breast cancer patients preferred
• Experience in infusion center, inpatient oncology, and outpatient oncology settings preferred
• Skilled in pain management, including medication tolerance/dependence assessment preferred
• Experience providing psychosocial care, including patient/family education and support preferred
• Knowledge of biotherapy and management of associated side effects preferred
• One professional reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care including chemotherapy administration, port access/management, and symptom management for oncology patients
• Assist providers during outpatient clinic visits and manage telephone triage and patient in-basket communications
• Deliver patient and family education and psychosocial support throughout treatment
• Facility is a large academic medical center and Level I Trauma Center
• Royal blue scrub color required
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with exemptions granted only for religious or medical reasons
• Local candidates are not accepted; candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility are not eligible
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be auto-approved
• Former staff members must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
• First-time travelers are not considered for this position due to travel experience requirement

American Traveler Job ID #P-722562. Pay package is based on 9 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg - Oncology - Chemo Certified

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