Chemotherapy Nurse / Oncology Nurse

Job Description

🏢Company: Everhope Oncology
📍Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India 🇮🇳
💼Job Type: Full-time
🏢Work Mode: On-site
⏳Experience: 1–3+ years; fresh candidates with appropriate oncology training may be considered
🎓Education: GNM / B.Sc. Nursing from a recognized institution; valid State Nursing Council registration
💰Expected Salary: ₹3–₹6 Lakhs Per Year
📊Job Category: Healthcare, Nursing, Oncology, Chemotherapy, Patient Care
🌐Website: Website
📞Contact: +91 99977 76330

🌟Cancer care demands more than clinical knowledge. It requires precision, vigilance, and compassion at every stage of treatment. 🩺❤️

Everhope Oncology is seeking a Chemotherapy Nurse / Oncology Nurse in Gurugram to help deliver safe cancer treatment while supporting patients and families through challenging moments.

🌟About Everhope Oncology:
Everhope Oncology focuses on patient-centered cancer care, bringing together medical oncology, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, surgical oncology, and supportive services. Its approach emphasizes coordinated treatment, specialist expertise, and compassionate support for patients and caregivers.

💡About the Role:
As a Chemotherapy Nurse, you’ll provide nursing care to patients undergoing chemotherapy and other oncology treatments in a dedicated day-care setting.

You’ll administer prescribed treatments, assess patients before and during infusions, monitor adverse reactions, maintain cytotoxic safety standards, and educate patients about treatment-related side effects.

This role is suited to nurses with strong clinical skills who can combine medication safety, technical competence, and empathetic patient care.

📌Key Responsibilities:

• Administer prescribed chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, blood products, and supportive medications
• Verify patient identity, medication orders, dosage, route, schedule, and required laboratory parameters
• Follow cytotoxic drug handling, administration, spill-management, and disposal protocols
• Assess patients before, during, and after treatment
• Monitor vital signs, infusion reactions, allergic responses, extravasation, and other adverse events
• Respond promptly to medical emergencies and escalate concerns to the treating oncologist
• Perform IV cannulation and manage chemo ports, PICC lines, and central venous access devices within authorized competencies
• Administer prescribed pre-medications, hydration, and antiemetics
• Review relevant laboratory results before treatment as directed by clinical protocols
• Educate patients and caregivers about side effects, infection prevention, nutrition, hydration, and warning signs
• Maintain accurate nursing notes, medication records, treatment documentation, and intake-output charts
• Coordinate with oncologists, pharmacists, laboratories, and other departments
• Follow infection-control and biomedical waste management standards
• Maintain emergency equipment readiness and participate in clinical audits and quality improvement activities
• Protect patient dignity, privacy, confidentiality, and emotional well-being

🎯Requirements:

• GNM or B.Sc. Nursing from a recognized institution
• Valid registration with the relevant State Nursing Council
• 1–3+ years of nursing experience, preferably in oncology or chemotherapy day care
• Fresh candidates with appropriate oncology training may be considered
• Strong understanding of patient assessment, medication administration, and infection control
• Good IV cannulation skills
• Knowledge of chemotherapy safety and adverse reaction management
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification preferred
• Strong clinical documentation and communication skills
• Ability to remain calm during emergencies and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams

🌟Preferred Skills:
✅ Chemotherapy and oncology nursing
✅ Immunotherapy and targeted therapy administration
✅ IV cannulation and infusion management
✅ Chemo port and PICC line care
✅ Recognition of infusion reactions and extravasation
✅ Medication safety and cytotoxic precautions
✅ Infection prevention and biomedical waste management
✅ Patient counselling and family education
✅ Clinical documentation and nursing handovers
✅ Emergency response and patient monitoring
✅ Compassion, empathy, and emotional resilience

🎁Benefits / What You’ll Gain:

• Experience in a specialized oncology care environment
• Opportunities to strengthen chemotherapy administration and patient-monitoring skills
• Exposure to multidisciplinary cancer treatment coordination
• Professional development in oncology nursing and patient safety

🔥Career Insight:
Oncology nursing combines technical expertise with human connection. A nurse must recognize clinical warning signs, follow precise treatment protocols, and help patients feel supported throughout their cancer journey.

Developing expertise in chemotherapy safety, vascular access, adverse reaction management, and patient education can open pathways toward senior oncology nursing, chemotherapy unit leadership, and specialized cancer care. 🌱