Registered Nurse - Infusion

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

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Hours:

8am
-4:30pm

Join Our Team and Make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

We offer competitive, affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family:

• Get paid every day!

• Paid maternity & paternity coverage

• Adoption assistance

• Multiple health insurance options & wellness plans

• Retirement benefits with employer matching

• Long & short-term disability coverage

• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)

Job Summary:

Performs the primary functions of a registered nurse in assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of all assigned patients.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports the care of the patient and assesses and addresses the needs of the patient/family.

• Works collaboratively with other interprofessional team members in resolving patient/family problems, concerns and issues.

• Collaborates with other departments as needed to establish the patient/family treatment plan.

• Individualizes, implements, evaluates or updates the plan of care and patient educational needs regarding vascular access.

• Possesses the ability to complete intravenous insertion and assessment to include peripheral and central line access.

• Utilizes equipment such as point of care ultrasound equipment and intravenous infusion pumps as appropriate.

• Demonstrates proper interpretation of department specific policies and related laboratory results to safely manage specific patient needs.

• Implements, monitors and records patient care and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Takes appropriate actions to unanticipated changes in patient condition.

• Utilizes the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to access treatment and therapy plans.

• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service.

• 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

• No experience required

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 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 Health Care 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…