Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology - $32-48 per hour

BJC HealthCare; West Alton (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

BJC HealthCare in West Alton, Missouri seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) for Oncology to join a busy practice. This staff position involves direct patient care, collaboration with an interprofessional team, and adherence to nursing standards to support cancer patients across the continuum of care.

The ideal candidate will hold a Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree, license as RN, and demonstrate strong assessment, communication, and patient-family education skills in a high-paced setting.

Qualifications

• RN with oncology specialty
• Staff position, ongoing duration
• Direct patient care within nursing standards

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on illness management and home care needs.
• Participates in patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Develops, implements, and documents care plans with the interprofessional team.

Skills

RN

Oncology

Patient care

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Job description

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Oncology for a nursing job in West Alton, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Oncology
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Very Busy Oncology practice Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children's at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

Preferred Qualifications

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.

Minimum Requirements

• Education
• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - NursingExperience
• No Experience
• Supervisor Experience
• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education
• Bachelor's Degree - NursingExperience

BJC Total Rewards

• 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
• To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.
• Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The 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. Equal Opportunity Employer

BJC HealthCare Job ID #117427. Posted job title: Oncology Nurse Coordinator

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice. BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.