Infusion RN CBC Oncology Center (Eastpoint) Full Time Days

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a registered nurse to join the oncology unit in Louisville, KY. The RN uses the nursing process to collect patient information, determine needs, and administer prescribed chemotherapy and related care for adults and geriatric patients.

Qualifications include graduation from an accredited nursing program with KY RN licensure; 1 year Med‑Surg or ED experience; BCLS required; oncology experience and certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited program of professional nursing.
• Active KY Registered Nurse license.
• Minimum of 1 year Med-Surg or ED experience.
• Oncology experience preferred.
• BCLS required.
• Oncology nursing certification preferred.
• Must obtain Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification preferably during orientation or within 6 months - prior to administration of Chemotherapy

Responsibilities

• Assesses and documents patient status, including labs, diagnostic tests, and patient understanding of chemotherapy and other planned treatment.
• Provides care according to policy and oncology nursing guidelines.
• Provides education to patient regarding care and symptom management.
• Evaluates patient response to therapy.
• Collaborates with healthcare team, physicians, social worker, pharmacist, etc. in safe and effective patient care.
• Demonstrates organizational and leadership skills

Skills

Oncology nursing

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Team collaboration

Leadership

Education

KY RN license

BSN preferred

Oncology certification preferred

Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification within 6 months

Job description

Summary Job Description

Full Time 36 weekly hours, day shift

Job Summary

The RN uses the nursing process to collect pertinent patient information needed to determine physical and psychological needs, address and identify health problems, performs selected treatments and chemotherapy, diagnostic procedures and routine duties. The RN functions as a member of the healthcare team with responsibilities commensurate with educational preparation, training and demonstrated competencies. Direct patient care is provided to adult and geriatric patients.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• 1. Assesses and documents patient status, including labs, diagnostic tests, and patients understanding of chemotherapy and other planned treatment.
• 2. Provides care according to appropriate policy and procedure as well as oncology nursing guidelines
• 3. Provides pertinent education to patient regarding care and symptom management
• 4. Evaluates patient response to therapy
• 5. Collaborates with members of healthcare team, physicians, social worker, pharmacist, etc. in the provision of safe and effective patient care
• 6. Demonstrates organizational and leadership skills

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required

Graduation from an accredited program of professional nursing required. BSN preferred. Active KY Registered Nurse license Minimum of 1 year Med-Surg or ED experience required. Oncology experience preferred. BCLS required Oncology nursing certification preferred. Must obtain Chemotherapy/Biotherapy certification preferably during orientation or within 6 months - prior to administration of Chemotherapy

About Baptist Health

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

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