Registered Nurse - Medical/Oncology (6-3)
Posted Aug 26, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Our unit cares for people across the whole cancer continuum, from new diagnosis to end of life. Tell me about a time you supported a family through a hard turn in a patient's illness.
What they are checking: Whether they can stay present with grief and fear without pulling away or making promises they cannot keep.
Tell me about a time you caught a mistake in an order or a medication before it reached the patient.
What they are checking: Whether they speak up and verify instead of assuming the order is right because someone senior wrote it.
Oncology work can wear people down. How do you take care of yourself so you can keep showing up for patients?
What they are checking: Whether they have real habits for handling loss, which predicts how long they will last on the unit.
What would you do
You hang a vesicant and the patient says the IV site is starting to burn. Talk me through your next few minutes.
What they are checking: Recognizing extravasation early and stopping the infusion before tissue damage, rather than waiting to see if it settles.
A patient asks you, privately, whether they are dying. The oncologist has not had that conversation yet. What do you say?
What they are checking: Balancing honesty with scope of practice, and knowing how to get the right conversation to happen soon.
You have five patients on a 12-hour day shift, including a new admit with tumor lysis risk and a patient on comfort care. How do you plan your morning?
What they are checking: Prioritizing by risk while still giving dying patients and families the time they need.
About the work
Walk me through how you safely administer chemotherapy, from verifying the order to disposing of the waste.
What they are checking: Whether they follow independent double checks and safe handling every time, since one chemo error can be permanent.
A patient on day five after chemo has a temperature of 38.3 and looks fine. What do you do and how fast?
What they are checking: Whether they treat neutropenic fever as an emergency even when the patient seems well, because sepsis moves quickly.
How do you assess and manage pain for an oncology patient who says they do not want to be a bother?
What they are checking: Whether they look past what patients say to what they show, and advocate for real pain control.
What lab values do you check before giving chemo, and what would make you hold the dose and call the provider?
What they are checking: Knowing which counts and organ function results actually change a chemo decision, not just reciting normal ranges.
How do you protect yourself and your coworkers from exposure when handling hazardous drugs and patient fluids after chemo?
What they are checking: Whether they take PPE and precautions seriously on busy days, not only when someone is watching.
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