RN–Blood and Marrow Transplant

Job Overview

• Fairview is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for our BMT 5C Adult Department at our University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.
• As a Registered Nurse in our BMT Department, you would provide pre- and post-transplant care for patients with oncological and hematological disorders.
• You would provide care including, but not limited to, high dose chemotherapy, pain management, conscious sedation, intensive care, and hemodynamic monitoring.
• This unit also provides care for patients priming for stem cell collection, as well as innovative cellular therapies and immunotherapies.
• The innovative care pioneered and delivered at University of Minnesota Medical Center has touched the lives of thousands of blood and marrow transplant patients over the last four decades.
• Are you ready to make a difference?
• Come join our team!
• Schedule: This position will be working 0.75 FTE (60 hours every two weeks).
• The shift length will be 12 hours on the overnight shift (7PM-7:30AM).
• This position will also work a rotation for every third weekend.
• About Our BMT 5C Adult Department at UMMC East Bank: The bed capacity is 30 in newly remodeled private suites.
• Our team includes those who are highly supportive of each other and who have built strong relationships together through open communication.
• Looking for nurses who are kind, able to communicate well with both patients and staff, know how to problem solve, and respect our patients by always putting them first.
• A demonstration of the ability to operate unit equipment safely and accurately is necessary.
• Our Registered Nurses must achieve or maintain an oncology-specific certification (e.g., OCN, BMTCN) or complete the oncology-specific continuing education credit requirement as defined by Commission on Cancer Accreditation standards.
• As a BMT RN, you will be responsible for: Providing complex care to adult patients and families who are preparing for / undergoing blood and marrow transplantation; Performing advanced monitoring using current technology; Managing complex medication and infusion therapies; Caring for patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures / interventions on the unit; Assessing patient needs and identifying expected nursing outcomes; Developing an individualized nursing plan of care; Implementing interventions as needed during treatment based on the plan of care; Evaluating care and patient response to interventions and expected outcomes; Using communication strategies to achieve desirable outcomes; Coordinating care with members of the health care team and delegating responsibilities to others as appropriate; Demonstrating the ability to advance care by utilizing standards, guidelines, care pathways, and continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes; Promoting a culture of evidence based practice (EBP) by participating in a multitude of available opportunities; and Performing these responsibilities in accordance with all policy, procedures, professional practice guidelines and the MN Nurse Practice Act.