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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Onsite
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.
Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.
Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.
Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.
Job Description:
SCOPE: Provide clinical support to the physician(s) to ensure delivery of quality patient care. The registered nurse, in collaboration with other clinical staff members, will reinforce the standardization of processes, implemented by the Lead Nurse/Practice Manager, throughout the organization with regards to quality measures, best practices and infection control. In addition, duties include training and personal oversight of all nursing competencies, certifications, and licenser required to provide high-quality/compassionate care to our patient population.
FUNCTIONS:
1. Nursing Service Operations
2. Patient education
3. Infection Control
4. Training newly assigned clinical personnel
QUALIFICATIONS:
Active RN license in the state of LA required
ONS/OCN highly preferred
BLS CPR required
3 years of nursing experience in a clinic preferred
Oncology/Infusion nursing experience highly preferred