Registered Nurse, Hematology & Oncology Clinic

Registered Nurse (RN) Hematology and Oncology

Days | Full Time | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Monday-Friday | No Weekends | No Holidays

Position Summary:

We're looking for a detail-oriented Registered Nurse to join our oncology team in a highly impactful coordination role. This position is less hands-on with patients but critical to ensuring accurate infusion treatments and schedules — directly supporting positive patient outcomes.

Your experience matters

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

• We are seeking a dedicated healthcare support professional to join our clinic team. This full-time role runs Monday through Friday. You will collaborate closely with physicians and nursing staff in a team-oriented environment, guiding patients through their healthcare journey with compassion and efficiency.

• This job is working with primarily oncology patients. Employees are expected to be able to multitask and utilize different EMR systems as well as spreadsheets. This individual will have job duties including but not limited to: patient education including chemotherapy teaching, rooming patients and taking H&P, vitals including height and weight, obtaining medical records, taking and answering phone calls, inputting lab orders, chemotherapy orders that includes calculations, and collaboration with other physician offices as well as the infusion clinic.

How you'll contribute

RN provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.

Required Skills

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Essential Functions

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment. Documents patient care given. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family. Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation. Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.

• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

• Financial Protection & PTO:
  Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.

• Financial & Career Growth:
  Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being:
  Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development:
  Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we are looking for:

• Requires a nurse who is very detailed oriented in regard to Oncology Infusion orders.

• Experience in H & O is preferred, open to training.

• RN with critical thinking skills, takes ownership, has initiative, dependability and accuracy are essential for this role.

• This role will be less hand on the patient; however, critical to the patient obtaining correct infusion medication and schedules.

• This position will review the Dr's orders for treatment and then prepare the format that is needed for the pharmacy team to order and administer the medication per Dr's orders

Education:

Associate's degree in nursing Required; bachelor's degree in nursing Preferred

Graduate of an accredited nursing school

License :

Current RN to practice in the state of Kentucky.

Certifications:

BCLS