Clinical Nurse Outpatient Infusion Siteman South County

Confidential; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus eligible

Benefits start on first day

Job summary

Siteman Cancer Center South County is seeking a compassionate Infusion Therapy Oncology Nurse to join our oncology team. The ideal candidate will have experience in administering infusion therapies with a commitment to high quality, patient-centered care and excellent communication and critical thinking skills.

Experience with IV insertions and port access is required. This is a full-time role with 40 hours weekly, Monday–Friday, no weekends or holidays, and a signed-on bonus may be available.

Qualifications

• RN license required
• Nursing diploma or associate degree required
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
• Infusion/oncology experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on managing illness and home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals with interprofessional team and patient/family.
• Communicates plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care.
• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care including values and cultural needs.
• Recognizes safety-sensitive nature of position.

Skills

IV insertion

Port access

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Siteman Cancer Center South County is a satellite location that features an outpatient treatment area for patients to come in for scheduled appointments to receive chemotherapy, blood products, IV hydration, central line and port care, phlebotomy, etc. The scheduled infusion space is staffed with staff nurses and patient care technicians.

Position Highlights

• Full Time 40 hours week
• Barnes Jewish South County Siteman Cancer Center
• Monday-Friday (8) hour shifts
• No weekends
• No holiday
• No Call
• Required to float to other Siteman Sites in Missouri on a rotating basis as the need arises
• Benefit eligible on first day of month after start
• 2 years plus RN experience
• Prefer oncology, infusion, hospice or critical care experience
• Sign on Bonus Eligible

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Infusion TherapyOncology Nurse to join our dedicated oncology team. The ideal candidate will have experience in administering infusions therapies and have a strong commitment to providing high quality patient centered care in a supportive environment and excellent communication, critical thinking and organizational skills. Strong IV insertion and port accessskills needed.

BJC RN Career Ladder

This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their careerprogression.The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff theopportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in theircareer.Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new jobdescription.

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care.
• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

• Education Nursing Diploma/Associate's- Nursing
• Experience No Experience
• Supervisor Experience No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications RN
• Preferred Requirements Education Bachelor's Degree- Nursing
• Experience

Benefits and Legal Statement

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• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance
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Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobsThe above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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