Outpatient BMT Registered Nurse PRN

Job Summary and Qualifications

The BMT/ Apheresis RN performs direct patient care within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act, emphasizing the nursing process and outcomes for cellular therapy and complex blood cancer patients. The RN is responsible for delivering and managing patient care, educating the patient and family, providing/coordinating psychosocial/emotional support, and coordinating all aspects of care during the transplant and cellular therapy collection process.

• Apply principles of oncology nursing, provide emotional, spiritual, religious and cultural support to patients and their significant others.
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments regarding the health status of the patients, focusing on cellular therapy.
• Evaluate the side effects of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation, and immune effector cell therapy.
• Provide care to patients/donors undergoing cellular therapy collections or therapeutic apheresis procedures.
• Assess patients/donors before, during, and following the collection procedure.
• Ensure patients/donors and their caregivers are educated on the procedure being performed, emphasizing reporting signs or symptoms of reactions related to the procedure.
• Provide care to patients treated for graft versus host disease (GVHD) utilizing photopheresis.

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing is required.
• BSN is required.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License.
• Current BLS Certification (American Heart Association).
• ACLS Certification (American Heart Association) preferred.
• OCN Oncology Certified Nurse Certification preferred.
• 1-year of clinical Infusion BMT experience as a licensed RN required.

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of colleagues. The available plans and programs include comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services; wellbeing support including free counseling and referral services; time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence;

savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service);
Employee Stock Purchase Plan; flexible spending accounts; preferred banking partnerships; retirement readiness tools; rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling; education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing; additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts.