Pediatric Oncology Nurse II: Kay 3

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Primary care coordinator of interdisciplinary patient care activities and responsible for the management of patients throughout their continuum of care at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Responsible and accountable for high quality patient care through implementation of the nursing process including assessment of patient needs (physical, psychosocial, educational), design of a collaborative plan of care, implementation of the plan with appropriate delegation of tasks, coordination of team effort, and evaluation of patient progress towards outcomes. Acts as a patient/family advocate, she/he seeks opportunities to communicate and coordinate patient care activities throughout the continuum in collaboration with other members of the Health Care Team. The Kay 3 unit at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital focuses on providing care for short-stay patients who get admitted for chemotherapy and other infusions. This unit is versatile in the number of beds as well as the progressive levels of care offered for St. Jude patients. Kay 3 is built to flex up to 15 patient care beds, with a small cohort of those beds serving as ICU step-down. This unit offers small nurse to patient ratios to allow focus on navigating protocols, chemotherapy administration, and intermediate level care. This is a night shift position seeking nurses with at least one year of experience. Will require intermittent weekend shifts, and 2 assigned holidays per year. Minimum Education and/or Training: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. Basic Life Support (BLS), required. Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), OR Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS, preferred as applicable. Minimum Experience: Minimum Requirement: BSN required with completion of 18 months of clinical nursing experience. St. Jude or other RN experience required. Intermediate pediatric assessment, critical thinking, and pain assessment skills. Some experience in pediatric or oncology nursing. Working knowledge of research protocols. Strong knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patients served on the assigned unit. Strong knowledge of the principles of growth and development for all ages served. Strong ability to assess and interpret age specific data about the patient's status. Strong clinical nursing, interpersonal, and patient education skills. Proven performance in earlier role. Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by Law: (LC: RN-TN) Must possess a current Tennessee State Board of Nursing license if primary residence is Tennessee or a Nurse Licensure non-Compact state. (LC: RN-ARK or RN-MISS) Must possess a current State Board of Nursing license in the state of primary residence if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state. Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by SJCRH Only: Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) preferred. Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) preferred.