Registered Nurse

Summary

Job Description

Baptist Health Medical Group

Registered Nurse

Cardiac Surgery

St. Matthews area

Full Time/First Shift

Essential Duties

• Provides general patient care and education while collaborating with Physicians and other healthcare team members to deliver safe and effective patient care. Functions effectively in emergency situations.
• Summarizes the status of patients by giving a pertinent and concise report to other care providers as indicated by patient condition.
• Individualizes treatment care plans for each patient for review and approval by physicians on date of treatment and prioritizes and implements physician orders.
• Provides patient care according to appropriate policy and procedure as well as oncology nursing guidelines.
• Maintains knowledge of chemotherapy drugs and accepted treatment plans and builds and updates chemotherapy care plans based on physicians’ orders.
• Monitors adherence with treatment plans and communicates with specialty pharmacies or oral chemo clinic pharmacists for oral chemotherapy.
• Completes prescription refills within the scope of the certification for this position.
• Obtains pre-authorization of medications as required.
• Coordinates lab work and any specific additional required testing.
• Triages patient phone calls and ensuring calls are addressed appropriately to avoid delay of care.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required

• Associate Degree in Nursing or higher from an accredited school.
• Active/unrestricted RN licensure in Kentucky or state of location of the practice.
• Must maintain an active Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Previous experience in chemotherapy administration or outpatient infusion preferred.

RN, Registered Nurse, Cardiology

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Baptist health is an equal employment opportunity employer.