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
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 nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 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 the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 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 nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.
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