RN Charge Nurse Infusion Clinic

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University West Pavilion

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

SSM Health's SLUCare Infusion Center is looking for a strong oncology/infusion nurse for our Charge RN Position! This day shift position is Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. with no holiday or weekend commitments!

Job Summary:

Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.
• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.
• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• One year of registered nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS   
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

•     Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
•     And
•     Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) 
•     And
•         Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•         Or
•         Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions
•         Or
•         Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP)
•         Or
•         Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•         Or
•         Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•         Or
•         Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
•         Or
•         Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC)
•         Or
•         Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•         Or
•         Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•         Or
•         Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
•         Or
•         INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
•         Or
•         Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC)

     
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