Registered Nurse Oncology

Join a dedicated Specialty Medicine team where your oncology nursing skills directly support Veterans through some of the most complex and meaningful moments in their health care journey. As an Oncology RN Care Manager you will help deliver safe coordinated cancer care while educating Veterans and families supporting individualized treatment plans and working closely with an interdisciplinary team committed to excellence. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to patient-centered oncology practice clinic improvement and compassionate care that makes a lasting difference.

Duties include but are not limited to:

- Deliver outpatient oncology nursing care to Veterans in accordance with current standards of professional practice.
- Administer chemotherapy and biotherapy agents using established oncology processes and safe care practices.
- Educate Veterans and families on cancer treatments medication protocols and care expectations throughout the treatment process.
- Develop and support individualized patient care plans that address Veteran needs during oncology treatment.
- Document oncology care treatment interventions education and follow-up actions accurately in the medical record.
- Apply safe handling and exposure procedures for chemotherapy biotherapy and related oncology care activities.
- Collaborate with medical providers pharmacy social work nutrition integrative health and other team members to coordinate comprehensive care.
- Contribute to clinic policies patient care planning and performance improvement activities that strengthen oncology services.


VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary regular salary increases potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave 13 days of sick leave 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm
Telework: Not Authorized
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Driving Requirements:
- You may be expected to travel 25% of the time for this position to various care locations within the service area including Veteran homes as part of Home Health care delivery.
- You must possess and maintain a current valid unrestricted state-issued drivers license.
- You must provide a safe clean driving record from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) during onboarding.
- You must successfully complete a drivers physical examination to demonstrate medical ability to safely operate a government-owned or leased vehicle as required under 5 CFR 930 and HR Job Aid 05-OB-010.002.


The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care you will operate in a model with three core elements seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran. This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veterans community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor Americas Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

• U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• Complete all application requirements detailed in the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Basic Requirements:

• English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f) no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); OR Individuals attending a masters level bridge program in nursing who have completed coursework equivalent to a bachelors level degree in Nursing may have opportunity to become registered as a nurse with a state licensing board prior to completion of the bridge program. Upon achievement of a State license the individual may be appointed on temporary basis and later converted to a permanent appointment upon successful completion and graduation from the bridge program. (Reference VA Handbook 5005 Appendix G6); OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing possession of a current full active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing to warrant an appointment as a Nurse who has completed an associated degree/entry level Nursing education program. Credit for foreign nursing education higher that associate degree/entry level requires a formal degree equivalency validation from a recognized equivalency evaluation accepted by VA such as International Consultants of Delaware (ICD).
• Current full active and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State Territory or Commonwealth (i.e. Puerto Rico) of the United States or the District of Columbia. Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who otherwise meet the basic education requirements but do not possess the required licensure may be appointed at the entry step of the grade and level applicable to the completed nursing education as a GNT on a 120-day temporary appointment while actively pursuing licensure (may be extended up to two years on a case-by-case-basis.)

• Oncology clinic/infusion preferred
• Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Certification preferred