RN - Oncology, WEO, Days - Piedmont Healthcare : Job Details

RN - Oncology, WEO, Days Description:*Piedmont Athens**Oncology Dept.**Weekend Option with special diff $$**Full time Days shift 7am-7pm**Sign on Bonus available $$**New Med Surg Specialty differential $**The Oncology unit here at Piedmont Athens Regional is home to medical oncology, surgical oncology, comfort care and inpatient hospice patients. We are CoC accredited allowing multiple education opportunities for our team. We feel strongly that in doing this we are able to provide our patients with informed, oncology centered care. Our nurses are or become chemotherapy/biotherapy administration certified through ONS. We are proud to be able to administer as well as educate the patient and their support system about these medications. Our team strives to provide compassionate, high quality care to each patient we serve from admission to discharge.**The Oncology unit provides nursing care to patients utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.**RESPONSIBLE FOR: *The staff nurse provides nursing care to patients from birth through the lifecycle utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the care for patients. He/she functions within the framework of the policies and procedures of the organization and demonstrates professional growth and accountability. The staff nurse is responsible for maintaining standards of practice, coordinating patient care activities of all assigned staff in the provision of quality nursing care.Qualifications:*MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED:*Graduate of a nursing program*MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:*New Graduates of a nursing program eligible*MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW:*Current License in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License. BLS certification required. *ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:*Advanced certification in field of specialty, if applicable. Bachelor's degree preferred. Nursing Experience in Hospital Setting Preferred. Apply Now []( []( []( []( Piedmont. Real Change Lives Here. Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia's growth through safe, high-quality care close to home through an integrated health care system that provides a hassle-free, unified experience. We are a private, not-for-profit organization that for centuries has lived up to our purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch in the communities we serve.Across our *1,755* physical locations we care for more than *4* million patients and serve communities that comprise 85 percent of Georgia's population. This includes *25* hospitals, *75* Piedmont Urgent Care centers, *25* QuickCare locations, *1,875* Piedmont Clinic physician practices and nearly *3,200* Piedmont Clinic members. Our patients conveniently engage with Piedmont online, as they scheduled more than *612,000* online appointments and over *163,000* virtual visits.With more than *47,000* care givers we are the largest Georgia-based employer of Georgians, who all came for the job, but stayed for the people. In 2024 and 2023, Piedmont has earned recognition from Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and also as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women. In 2022, Forbes ranked Piedmont on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. In addition, Piedmont provided nearly *$390 million* in community benefit programming and uncompensated care in Fiscal Year 2023.