RN Clinical Oncology, Triage

St. Luke's Health System•Twin Falls, ID

12d

About The Position

At St. Luke’s, our dedicated team of Registered Nurses are critical in providing exceptional, patient-centered care. We strive to foster an environment that embraces our employees' unique strengths, experiences and perspectives which ultimately drives our exceptional, patient-centered care. Our St. Luke’s Cancer Institute (SLCI) clinics are dynamic, full-service outpatient hematology/oncology treatment centers offering chemo/bio/and radiation therapies. Patients and their families have trusted St. Luke’s Cancer Institute for more than 50 years for advanced, compassionate care for cancer blood disorders. Today we are a network of five cancer centers dedicated to state-of-the-art treatment close to home; patient-centered care and support; cutting-edge research; and community prevention, education, and early detection initiatives. St. Luke’s holds a Commission on Cancer (CoC) cancer program accreditation - this is a quality program of the American College of Surgeons which demonstrates a cancer program’s commitment to providing high-quality, multidisciplinary, patient-centered cancer care. What you can expect from this role The Clinical Oncology Triage RN is responsible for prioritizing walk-in and telephone triage encounters to address presenting symptoms with focused assessments, management, patient teaching, and coordination of patient care needs, in consultation with providers, key team members, and outside health associates, i.e., insurance, pharmacies, etc. who are involved with the patient's plan of care This position will cross-train in another area within the clinic for coverage purposes Part-time: 0.8 FTE (64 hours per pay period) 8-hour shift, variable days (M-F) No weekends or St. Luke’s recognized holidays Certification pay (ex. OCN) Sign-on bonus & relocation assistance eligible for new hires!

Requirements

Nursing Degree
One (1) + years’ RN experience
Current RN licensure from the State of Practice AND Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross
RN license within the state of Nevada or able to obtain once hired

Nice To Haves

Oncology experience and/or clinic triage experience

Responsibilities

prioritizing walk-in and telephone triage encounters
addressing presenting symptoms with focused assessments, management, patient teaching, and coordination of patient care needs
consultation with providers, key team members, and outside health associates, i.e., insurance, pharmacies, etc. who are involved with the patient's plan of care
cross-train in another area within the clinic for coverage purposes