Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Oncology

Job Description

Looking for specialized oncology nursing that offers a valuable combination of technical depth and structured practice? As a Registered Nurse, Ambulatory Oncology you’ll provide care that connects advanced cancer treatments with the human support to help patients feel informed and supported throughout their journey. This role offers you exposure to modern cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and targeted agents to expand your clinical depth and confidence in oncology care. This setting fosters nursing autonomy supported by close collaboration with oncologists, chemotherapy pharmacists, and other multidisciplinary experts who value your development. Here, you’ll care for a patient population whose conditions are complex, yet managed within a more balanced acuity level than many inpatient units. Your contributions strengthen the patient experience in cancer care, helping individuals navigate complex treatments with clarity and trust in their care.

Is this you?
Strong clinical reasoning underpins your approach to patient care, blending advanced observation with sound judgment. Your ability to identify changes in patient status early supports timely, informed decision-making. Whether monitoring a patient throughout chemotherapy administration or observing for side effects of medications, you recognize when the appropriate escalation is necessary and act promptly to maintain patient safety. This informed, proactive process promotes timely intervention and reinforces the reliability of care delivery. Critical thinking remains central to your practice, guiding the consistent, evidence-based standards of nursing practice we strive for within oncology.

Are you skilled at translating complex clinical information into clear, reassuring guidance for patients and families? You communicate with purpose and empathy, helping them understand their treatment plans and feel supported throughout their care journey. When preparing patients for chemotherapy, you explain treatment details and side effects in a thoughtful, measured way that promotes understanding and preparedness. Empathy and compassion are integral to your communication style, recognizing the personal impact of every treatment. These qualities help you build strong therapeutic relationships that help patients feel seen, heard, and supported.

If you see change and innovations as opportunities to strengthen your practice, this oncology nursing environment will engage you. You adapt readily to advances in cancer treatment and evolving clinical practices, maintaining confidence in a field that never stands still. Through reflection and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, you integrate emerging standards into safe and efficient care. This commitment to continuous learning and professional development ensures that patients benefit from approaches grounded in both current evidence and clinical experience.

About this team:
Located at Mount Sinai Hospital, our Cancer Care Centre provides specialized care to people living with cancer, providing advanced treatments, consultations and exams. We follow patients on a continuum of care through detection, diagnosis, follow-up, palliative care, treatment, supportive care, and survivorship. We treat patients with a range of cancers, including breast cancer, colon cancer, gastrointestinal cancers, bone cancer and soft-tissue sarcomas. We provide chemotherapy, as well as supportive and palliative care. Our facilities include a chemotherapy suite with eight treatment areas, and exam rooms where prescribers will conduct consultations and examinations. We apply a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to care that is collaborative, patient and family-centred. The team includes oncologists, nurse practitioners, certified chemotherapy trained nurses, chemotherapy pharmacists, social workers, dieticians, clinical research team, drug reimbursements specialists and palliative care team. Our standards are based on Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO) and we value ongoing professional development in our staff.

In this role you will:

• Apply evidenced-based knowledge in the care of different cancer treatment modalities including drug classification and mechanism, safe handling of hazardous drugs, symptom management and adverse events as a result of disease and or treatment
• Analyze relevant clinical tests to evaluate safety of proceeding with chemotherapy
• Conduct initial and ongoing patient health assessments
• Provide patient education and counseling related to specific to symptom management and toxicities of treatment
• Provide support to clinics in Ambulatory Oncology Services
• Assess patients for side effects and toxicities of medications
• Monitor patients during drug administration, identify signs and symptoms of chemotherapy reactions, and initiate emergency management
• Make appropriate referrals based on nursing judgement and assessments
• Verify chemotherapy drug orders using specific calculations
• Assess spiritual, cultural and psychosocial needs patients
• Support the orientation and information needs of new staff and learners
• Work collaboratively with other nurses and interdisciplinary team members as a part of patient care plan
• Assume team leader responsibilities when assigned
• Advocate for patient well-being and safety, while also navigating patient and family concerns
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required

Job Requirements

Job Requirements:

Mandatory

• Currently registered and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• Graduate of a CNO-approved Baccalaureate Nursing (RN) program. Equivalent combined education and experience will be considered
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
• Current chemotherapy administration certification via the DeSouza Institute or the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Applicants that have not completed the chemotherapy administration certification (CAC) may be considered however as a condition of hire the CAC must be successfully completed on your own time at your own expense within probation
• Demonstrated recent chemotherapy administration experience within the past months

Preferred

• Current Oncology certification with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNAs)
• Recent experience in ambulatory care with clinical trial experience

Skills and Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of psychosocial aspects of cancer care
• Evidence of good physical assessment, psychosocial assessment and patient/family teaching skill
• Demonstrated evidence of skills in the management of Central Venous Access Devices
• Knowledge of trends and developments in the field of cancer nursing
• Commitment to patient and family centered care
• Evidence of continuous professional education and development
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history