Pediatric Oncology Nurse II Medical and Surgical Sub-Specialty Clinic

As an RN in our Medical and Surgical Sub-Specialty Clinic youll join a collaborative team of nurses who work on the frontlines of patient care. Since the Medical and Surgical Sub-Specialty Clinic serves patients from across all our clinics youll have the opportunity to touch the lives of hundreds of patients a this role youll see a large volume of patients from every clinic in the hospital providing nursing assessments performing patient teaching and lending a hand in other clinics as needed.

Here at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital we believe in building teams that share our passion for delivering the very best in patient care. If youre a self-starter whos flexible and quick adaptable in changing environments and passionate about facing challenges head-on wed love to have you apply.

• Full time position: Monday - Friday days
• Ideal candidate would be one experienced with working with multidisciplinary team
• Ideal candidate would be experienced with diverse population (neonate to late adolescents)

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• 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 Experience:

• 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 patients 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.

Licensure Registration and/or Certification Required by SJCRH Only:

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

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