PRN Registered Nurse Oncology Clinic

Summary

Job Description

Registered Nurse - Oncology Clinic PRN; Shift Varies The Registered Nurse Oncology Clinic Nurse is responsible for supporting Medical Oncologist in the Oncology clinic. The Registered Nurse Oncology Clinic Nurse assists with patient preparation, clinic visits, orders, follow up, education, documentation, coordination of care, data collection, procedures, and any other duties that lead to efficiency within the Oncology Clinic. Assists with clinic flow and efficiency. Meets with all patients in the clinic. Obtains ROS, performs medication reconciliation and gathers any pertinent information for the patient’s visit. Ensures all tests, treatments and referrals are ordered. Follows up with all ordered tests, treatments, and referrals. Assists physician with treatment orders, medication orders and refills. Maintains accurate documentation of observations, treatment, teaching, medications and patient responses, pain and distress assessment, critical labs and all other care rendered.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from an accredited institution. An Associate of Science in Nursing (ADN) degree from an accredited institution with 10+ years of Oncology experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree. Current unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky required. Basic Life Support (BLS) preferred on hire and required within 90 days of hire. ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy card required within 90 days of hire. Must obtain Oncology Certified Nurse certification within 2 years of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

Two years' experience as a Registered Nurse in Outpatient Medical Oncology preferred. Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. 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. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.