Pediatric Oncology Nurse II: Kay

The World’s Most Dedicated Never Give Up Think of what you could achieve if the best possible care was all that mattered. If you had the encouragement and opportunity to truly bond with the patients in your care. And if you could collaborate with the world’s brightest scientists, in a bench-to-bedside environment that put you on the leading edge of clinical breakthroughs for children with cancer, sickle cell, and other life-threatening diseases.

It’s possible e Children’s Research Hospital. As a clinical professional with us, you’ll be part of a team that gives our all to make a difference in the lives of patients with the rarest of conditions. All while receiving the resources and support you need to advance your career and be the force behind the cures. Kay 4 supports patients with hematology disorders or leukemia and lymphoma disease e.

Be a part of caring for patients in the most current protocol enrollments that will revolutionize treatment for hematology and leukemia/lymphoma disease. Kay 4 is a 17-bed unit that offers small nurse to patient ratios. Come join a prestigious nursing team who provides the highest quality of care, every day! This is a day shift position seeking nurses with at least one year of experience.

This job will consist of three 12 hour shifts per week with rotating holiday and weekend shifts.

• 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 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.

• (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.

• Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) preferred.
• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) preferred.

Ability to think critically, draw insights and connect the dots. Openness to change and adapting to changing times with resilience and flexibility. Learns on the job and applies skills in routine tasks and activities; delivers under supervision and guidance Understands the task at hand, seeks out information, and draws conclusions from available data to deliver outcomes. Adapts quickly to changing priorities to perform as needed in his/her role.

Remains calm when faced with changes to…