Keck Medicine of USC
RN Clinical - Newport Beach HEM/ONC Clinic - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Non-Exempt)
Keck Medicine of USC, Newport Beach, California, us, 92659
RN Clinical - Newport Beach HEM/ONC Clinic - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Non-Exempt) (Non-Union)
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RN Clinical - Newport Beach HEM/ONC Clinic
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Keck Medicine of USC .
As an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to provide therapeutic care to patients and their families in the outpatient setting with an emphasis on administering chemotherapy, biotherapy, and blood products. The RN also manages patients requiring acute care either prior to or instead of admitting them.
Essential Duties
Follows policies and procedures: demonstrates ability to access online manuals and references.
Transfers learned scientific knowledge into practical application in applying the nursing process.
Assessment: appropriately completes nursing assessment and screening upon patient encounter via telephone or in clinic.
Diagnosis: interprets assessment information and formulates nursing diagnosis.
Plan: maintains problem list, medication list, and allergies list when indicated.
Intervention: administers medications as ordered and completes re‑assessments as indicated. Completes patient care procedures correctly per policy. Delegates tasks based on others’ scope of practice and competency. Acts as patient advocate.
Documentation: documentation is complete and correct on all encounters.
Education: provides patient and family education as needed based on diagnosis or treatment plan.
Equipment: maintains B/P machine. Correctly identifies and notifies appropriate department about defective equipment.
Communication: communicates effectively with all members of the healthcare team including the patient and family by appropriate patient/family interactions, effective triage of phone calls, utilizing e‑mail system, SBAR.
Organization: manages time effectively, organizes and prioritizes responsibilities, takes meal breaks without incurring overtime.
Observes regulatory agency requirements: National Patient Safety Goals, uses two patient identifiers, does not use unapproved abbreviations, uses procedural time‑out, uses appropriate communication between providers, completes medication reconciliation, maintains audible alarms, hazardous waste management, biohazard, medication sharps, HIPAA, OSHA requirements (e.g., no food or drink in clinical areas), JCAHO continuous survey readiness. Critical values are written, read back and shared with appropriate provider. Dictated orders are written down, read back for validation, signed, timed and dated. Maintains a safe work environment for self and others.
Quality measures: identifies and participates in data collection and process improvements.
Professional development: participates in professional hospital/nursing activities, relief charge nurse, nursing committees/councils, journal club, educational workshops, assists in the development or updating of patient education materials.
Accepts and completes additional duties as assigned.
Bonus points: professional certification, other.
Assesses a patient’s knowledge base/understanding of their diagnostic procedure.
Plans, with the patient, the course of their testing/treatment in coordination with physician.
Assists with the performance of cardiac diagnostic procedures in the Non‑Invasive Cardiology Lab.
Educates patient/patient’s family about procedure and treatment according to each patient’s individual needs and documents results.
Documents accurately, on chart, procedures performed and patient’s tolerance.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN). Grandfathered from BSN if hired prior to 12/2019.
1 year experience in a related healthcare setting.
Excellent communication skills, including ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
Oncology strongly preferred.
Experience giving chemotherapy and/or other types of infusions highly desired.
Specialty certification in oncology preferred.
ONS Chemotherapy & Biotherapy preferred when eligibility criteria have been met.
Required Licenses/Certifications
Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing).
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association.
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City). If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date (required within LA City only).
The hourly rate range for this position is $53.00 - $87.45.
Job ID: REQ20169994 | Posted Date: 12/11/2025
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Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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RN Clinical - Newport Beach HEM/ONC Clinic
role at
Keck Medicine of USC .
As an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse utilizes the nursing process to provide therapeutic care to patients and their families in the outpatient setting with an emphasis on administering chemotherapy, biotherapy, and blood products. The RN also manages patients requiring acute care either prior to or instead of admitting them.
Essential Duties
Follows policies and procedures: demonstrates ability to access online manuals and references.
Transfers learned scientific knowledge into practical application in applying the nursing process.
Assessment: appropriately completes nursing assessment and screening upon patient encounter via telephone or in clinic.
Diagnosis: interprets assessment information and formulates nursing diagnosis.
Plan: maintains problem list, medication list, and allergies list when indicated.
Intervention: administers medications as ordered and completes re‑assessments as indicated. Completes patient care procedures correctly per policy. Delegates tasks based on others’ scope of practice and competency. Acts as patient advocate.
Documentation: documentation is complete and correct on all encounters.
Education: provides patient and family education as needed based on diagnosis or treatment plan.
Equipment: maintains B/P machine. Correctly identifies and notifies appropriate department about defective equipment.
Communication: communicates effectively with all members of the healthcare team including the patient and family by appropriate patient/family interactions, effective triage of phone calls, utilizing e‑mail system, SBAR.
Organization: manages time effectively, organizes and prioritizes responsibilities, takes meal breaks without incurring overtime.
Observes regulatory agency requirements: National Patient Safety Goals, uses two patient identifiers, does not use unapproved abbreviations, uses procedural time‑out, uses appropriate communication between providers, completes medication reconciliation, maintains audible alarms, hazardous waste management, biohazard, medication sharps, HIPAA, OSHA requirements (e.g., no food or drink in clinical areas), JCAHO continuous survey readiness. Critical values are written, read back and shared with appropriate provider. Dictated orders are written down, read back for validation, signed, timed and dated. Maintains a safe work environment for self and others.
Quality measures: identifies and participates in data collection and process improvements.
Professional development: participates in professional hospital/nursing activities, relief charge nurse, nursing committees/councils, journal club, educational workshops, assists in the development or updating of patient education materials.
Accepts and completes additional duties as assigned.
Bonus points: professional certification, other.
Assesses a patient’s knowledge base/understanding of their diagnostic procedure.
Plans, with the patient, the course of their testing/treatment in coordination with physician.
Assists with the performance of cardiac diagnostic procedures in the Non‑Invasive Cardiology Lab.
Educates patient/patient’s family about procedure and treatment according to each patient’s individual needs and documents results.
Documents accurately, on chart, procedures performed and patient’s tolerance.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN). Grandfathered from BSN if hired prior to 12/2019.
1 year experience in a related healthcare setting.
Excellent communication skills, including ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.
Knowledge of medical procedures and conditions and ability to understand, follow and successfully perform duties, including whole blood collection, apheresis procedures, in accordance with administrative and clinical policies, regulations and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
Oncology strongly preferred.
Experience giving chemotherapy and/or other types of infusions highly desired.
Specialty certification in oncology preferred.
ONS Chemotherapy & Biotherapy preferred when eligibility criteria have been met.
Required Licenses/Certifications
Registered Nurse - RN (CA Board of Registered Nursing).
Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association.
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City). If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date (required within LA City only).
The hourly rate range for this position is $53.00 - $87.45.
Job ID: REQ20169994 | Posted Date: 12/11/2025
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Current employees apply here
Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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