Pediatric Oncology Nurse II: BMT nights
About The Position
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. The Bone Marrow Transplant unit serves patients who are being worked up for or have recently received transplants or patients who require cellular therapy. This is a unique patient population requiring care involving attention to detail, recognizing rejection or sepsis in early stages, and detailed patient education. The BMT unit is accredited by the Foundation of the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) and provides data for the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research. Come join a prestigious nursing team who provides the highest quality of care, every day! This is a night shift position seeking nurses with at least one year of experience. Night shift position, three (12 hour) shifts per week with rotating holidays and weekends.
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.
- (LC: RN-TN) Must possess a current Tennessee State Board of Nursing license if primary residence is Tennessee or a Nurse Licensure non-Compact state.
- (LC: RN-ARK or RN-MISS) 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
- Responsible for the management of patients throughout their continuum of care
- 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
- Evaluation of patient progress towards outcomes
- Acts as a patient/family advocate
- Seeks opportunities to communicate and coordinate patient care activities throughout the continuum in collaboration with other members of the Health Care Team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
