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Registered Nurse Medical Oncology Part time Nights

Northwestern Medicine · Winfield, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you cared for a patient at the end of life. What did you do for the patient and the family?

What they are checking: Whether they can provide comfort-focused care with compassion and handle the family's emotions as part of the job.

The unit holds daily multidisciplinary reliability rounds. How do you contribute to rounds in a way that helps the patient?

What they are checking: Whether they come prepared with assessment findings and patient goals instead of just listening.

How do you take care of yourself emotionally when you have lost several patients in a short time?

What they are checking: Whether they have real coping strategies, because oncology burnout is a serious risk.

What would you do

A patient asks you, "Am I dying?" What do you say?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay present in a hard conversation and know when to bring in the physician or palliative team.

You work part-time nights. How do you keep track of each patient's treatment plan when you are not there every day?

What they are checking: Whether they review plans and ask questions at handoff so care stays consistent across shifts.

The family disagrees with the patient's choice to stop treatment. How do you support everyone?

What they are checking: Whether they respect the patient's wishes while helping the family through grief and conflict.

About the work

4A gives inpatient chemotherapy. Walk me through the safety checks you do before you hang a chemo infusion.

What they are checking: Whether they know independent double checks, verification of orders and safe handling, since chemo errors cause serious harm.

A patient getting chemotherapy has a temperature of 38.3 and an absolute neutrophil count of 400. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they recognize neutropenic fever as an emergency that needs cultures and antibiotics quickly.

How do you manage nausea, pain and fatigue for a patient who is struggling through treatment?

What they are checking: Whether they use symptom management actively and advocate for changes rather than accepting suffering as expected.

What would you do if you saw a chemotherapy infusion line leaking at the IV site?

What they are checking: Whether they know extravasation protocol and act fast to prevent tissue damage from vesicant drugs.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

Part-time Nights 7pm-7:30am with rotating weekends CDH Medical Oncology (4A) • 26 bed specialized adult oncology/step down unit affiliated with the NM Warrenville Cancer Center • Our unit cares for patients 18 years of age and older and treats all cancer diagnosis • We specialize in giving inpatient chemotherapy and symptom management • Provide palliative and end of life/hospice care • Highly engaged supportive staff that work cohesively together • Multidisciplinary care reliability rounds daily to enhance patient/family communication and satisfaction The Staff Nurse Inpatient reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. Responsibilities: • Collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan, coordinates care delivery and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes. • Directs care and determines the appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in providing direct patient care. • Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff. Creates a documented plan, focused on outcomes and decisions related to the care and delivery of services that indicates communications with patients, families, and others. • Participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects. • Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings. • Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings to guide practice decisions. Watch this video for more information Be Part of Better: What It’s Like to Work at Northwestern Medicine - YouTube : https://youtu.be/TqEULZ0fc9o #LI-RS1 #NMBetter #NMWEST Required : • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) • Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse • American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) • Strong interpersonal skills • Ability to collaborate with others • Strong analytic abilities *Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) acceptable with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in clinical nurse role. Preferred: • Experience in Oncology • Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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