Pediatric Oncology Nurse I

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital•Memphis, TN

7d•$32 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

As a clinical professional at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, you’ll be part of a team that gives its all to make a difference in the lives of patients with the rarest of conditions. As a Pediatric Oncology Nurse in Outpatient, you will be a primary care coordinator of interdisciplinary patient care activities and responsible for the management of patients throughout their continuum of care at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Responsible and accountable for high quality patient care through implementation of the nursing process including assessment of patient needs (physical, psychosocial, educational), design of a collaborative plan of care, implementation of the plan with appropriate delegation of tasks, coordination of team effort, and evaluation of patient progress towards outcomes. Acts as a patient/family advocate, she/he seeks opportunities to communicate and coordinate patient care activities throughout the continuum in collaboration with other members of the Health Care Team.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
Basic Life Support (BLS), required.
BSN required with completion of 18 months of clinical nursing experience.
St. Jude or other RN experience required.
Intermediate pediatric assessment, critical thinking, and pain assessment skills.
Some experience in pediatric or oncology nursing.
Working knowledge of research protocols.
Strong knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patients served on the assigned unit.
Strong knowledge of the principles of growth and development for all ages served.
Strong ability to assess and interpret age specific data about the patient’s status.
Strong clinical nursing, interpersonal, and patient education skills.
Proven performance in earlier role.
Must possess a current Tennessee State Board of Nursing license if primary residence is Tennessee or a Nurse Licensure non-Compact state.
Must possess a current State Board of Nursing license in the state of primary residence if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), OR Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS, preferred as applicable.
Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) preferred.
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Primary care coordinator of interdisciplinary patient care activities.
Management of patients throughout their continuum of care.
Assessment of patient needs (physical, psychosocial, educational).
Design of a collaborative plan of care.
Implementation of the plan with appropriate delegation of tasks.
Coordination of team effort.
Evaluation of patient progress towards outcomes.
Acts as a patient/family advocate.
Communicates and coordinates patient care activities throughout the continuum in collaboration with other members of the Health Care Team.