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Form of workRegistered Nurse – Icon Cancer Centre Toowoomba
Our Radiation Oncology centre within the St Andrew's Cancer Care Centre is looking for an RN to join us on a casual basis.
- Develop your Radiation Oncology Nursing Career within a Highly Innovative, Research-Focussed, Rapidly Expanding Company
- Deliver Exceptional Patient Care with a Supportive and Collaborative Team
- Great Hourly Rate
Weekdays Only: We’re open Monday to Friday (Keep your nights and weekends free!)
Learn more about our Toowoomba Centre here: https://iconcancercentre.com.au/centre/toowoomba/
Who are we looking for to join our team?
Whilst Radiation Oncology or Medical Oncology experience is highly favourable, we also encourage applicants with experience/skills in high acuity settings, immunocompromised patient care, wound management and palliative care. If you enjoy working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, our environment involves high collaboration with not only nursing colleagues, but radiation therapists, doctors, administrators, allied health and support networks – so if you’re a team player please apply!
About the role:
This RN role is responsible for providing nursing care to patients receiving Radiotherapy and will report to the Nurse Manager. The role involves assessing, reviewing and implementing care plans to patients receiving treatment.
The Nursing role has a great level of autonomy, while still working within a close and supportive team. It is a greatly rewarding role which provides great opportunities to build positive rapports with our patients.
The role of a Registered Nurse at Icon is invaluable, through clinically assessing, providing education, supporting patients with physical side effects, emotional support and referrals to allied health.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provision of patient centred Radiation Oncology cancer care to our patients and their families, ensuring an empathetic approach to patients needs are met in a timely manner.
- Monitor and treat patients for illness, lymphoedema or other side effects.
- Maintain standards by ensuring best practice protocols and clinical guidelines are implemented and followed.
- Contribute expert advice and demonstrate contemporary nursing knowledge and skill in oncology nursing practice in accordance with current legislation and professional standards and codes of practice
- Support the Nurse Manager in the day to day operations
- Support implementation of new systems, therapies and clinical trials.
Skills and Experience:
To join our team, you should meet the following requirements:
- Radiation Oncology Nursing experience highly desirable.
- Genuine interest in cancer care nursing and professional development within this space.
- Experience providing nursing support within a multi-disciplinary, patient centric environment
- Current AHPRA Nursing registration.
- Ability to apply excellent communication and problem solving skills with both patients and colleagues.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment whilst maintaining good working relationships.
- Experience documenting patient experiences and relaying patient feedback to Doctors and Nurse Managers.
- Capacity to learn and use multiple clinical administration systems.
- Commitment to learning and continual professional development.
Who are we?
Icon Group is Australia’s largest dedicated cancer care provider and has expanded globally into Singapore, Mainland China, Hong Kong and New Zealand. We are built on a strong but simple vision – to deliver the best care possible, to as many people as possible, as close to home as possible.
Here’s why our people choose us:
Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
Opportunity, at Hand: We’re constantly innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.
A few of our benefits:
- Company-wide rewards, recognition and benefits portal
- Structured professional development program
- Access to novated lease options via our partner RemServ
- Access to paid parental leave
- Access to clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Employee Assistance Program
Excited to join us?
At Icon, build relationships that matter. Apply Now because At Icon, You Can.
Visit https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/ to read the stories of our incredible people.
Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.
Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) including COVID-19. Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPD’s.
