St. Rita's Medical Center continues to set the pace in cancer care, with three more nurses joining a growing list of medical center employees who have received their Oncology Certified Nursing (OCN) certification. This certification is nationally recognized and was established to test a nurse's knowledge and capability in cancer nursing and management. This examination has raised the bar in oncology nursing standards and assures the most highly skilled and trained oncology nurses are caring for patients. A fourth nurse has been granted her medical-surgical certification.
St. Rita's has a total of 30 oncology certified nurses providing quality, compassionate cancer care throughout the medical center. St. Rita's oncology certified nurses care for patient's in the region's only dedicated inpatient oncology unit, in our outpatient oncology unit, at St. Rita's Regional Cancer Center and at the Women's Wellness Center at St. Rita's.
"St. Rita's is proud to have so many nurses pass this stringent examination to receive their OCN certification," says Katie Hunt, Oncology Manager. "Our patients should have great peace of mind knowing they are receiving the highest quality nursing care when they come to St. Rita's," she adds.
St. Rita's cancer program has been designated as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons. This accreditation recognizes St. Rita's cancer program as having advanced and complete capabilities for treating virtually all types of cancer. Patients may also benefit from participation in St. Rita's Cancer Clinical Research Trial program offering the most advanced therapies in cancer treatment. Our research program is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minnesota.
New oncology certified nurses include: Pam Ralston (Wapakoneta), Connie Wade (Wapakoneta) and Jim Lehman (Continental). Jill Gross (St. Mary's) has just received her certification in the area of medical-surgical nursing.
