Job Details

Job Number: JR107619

Job Title: Registered Practical Nurse - Oncology Clinic (GEN)

Union: CUPE

Job Category: Nurse

Hospital Location: General Site

Job Type: Permanent, Part time

Number of Positions: 1

Minimum - Maximum Hourly Rate: $36.468 - $39.8

Hours: Days, Afternoons

Job Description

Across our three hospitals and eight satellite sites, Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is shaping the future of care. Our many programs and services are designed around the needs of one of Canada’s most vibrant and diverse communities. We are home to North America’s largest nephrology program, as well as the designated cardiac care and spine centre for Scarborough and surrounding communities to the east. We are proud to be a community-affiliated teaching site for the University of Toronto and partner with a number of other universities and colleges, helping to train the next generation of health care professionals. SHN is the recipient of the 2021 Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award, from the Canadian College of Health Leaders, for our leading edge work on Communities of Inclusion, Inclusion Calendar, Health Equity Certificate Program and much more. We are also proud to be named Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2023 – 2025 and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2026. Learn more at shn.ca

Responsibilities

Provide support for patient care in the Cancer Care and Hematology clinics by executing the following tasks:

- Vital Signs assessments
- Initial, follow-up and Symptom assessment
- Health Teaching
- Equipment set up (e.g. priming IV lines)
- Initiation, management, and discontinuation of venous access devices (peripheral and central)
- Administration of supportive medications:



Such as pre-medications (PO/IV/S/C)
- Administration of supportive interventions not directly related to systemic treatments such as blood transfusions, hydrations, electrolyte corrections, iron transfusions
- Supportive interventions directly related to systemic treatment such as taking vital signs and conducting assessment of patients
- Initiation of IV, CVAD, SC, IM, IV
- Administration of supportive medications including pre-medications for systemic treatment treating hypercalcemia, hormone injections and growth factors (e.g. filgrastim, peg filgrastim).
- Blood draws from CVADs for lab work
- Specimen collection (urine/stool/wound)
- Assisting in Bone Marrow Biopsy procedure
- Pre and post care for patient going for procedures (e.g. paracentesis, etc.)
- Provides support to the interprofessional team members in delivering and coordinating care within the clinic
- Works closely with the RNs to provide optimal patient care and continuity
- Liaise with physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, unit clerks, social workers, registered dietitians, and home and community care coordinators as required to ensure the provision of seamless coordinated patient care planning
- Maintain clean working workplace and disinfect patient care equipment/chairs/stretchers/rooms as per IPAC practices after each patient




- Maintains professional development by attending/participating in systemic therapy and hematology clinical lunch and learn sessions, participates in ongoing continuing education initiatives
- Successfully completes and obtains the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Fundamentals of Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Administration course / ONS Fundamentals Provider Card within first 2 months of hire/transfer
- Successfully obtains ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate of Added Qualification within first 6 months of hire/transfer
- After obtaining initial ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate of Added Qualification, must successfully maintain ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate of Added Qualification every 2 years for the duration of employment with the Cancer Care and Hematology Clinics
- Maintains a current knowledge base regarding evidenced-based practices for the patient with cancer and hematological diagnoses
- Upon successfully obtaining the ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate of Added Qualification, additional drug administration responsibility for the following:
- Regimens with low/no potential of infusion reaction
- Regimens containing non-vesicant drugs
- Medical condition of patient is stable
- Treatments with predictable and manageable immediate responses and low risk of negative outcomes
- Examples of regimens (after RN administered first cycle of treatment): Gemcitabine (when administered as a single agent)
- Maintenance therapies, such as trastuzumab, rituximab and pemetrexed, where multiple cycles have been given with no issue
- Immunotherapy as monotherapy
- Bortezomib injections
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📌 Registered Practical Nurse (Canada)
🏢 SHN Scarborough Health Network
📍 Canada