Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology
St. Luke's Health System
Meridian, ID
3x12 hrs

St. Luke’s Health System in Meridian is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Chemo Infusion team.

Unit/Position Summary

The Cancer Institute team includes skilled, insightful caregivers, focusing their energy on the health of the patients. Our Cancer Institute clinics are dynamic full-service outpatient facilities that offer services form advanced, compassionate care for cancer and blood disorders, patients and their families have trusted St. Luke's Cancer Institute for more than 50 years. Today we are a network of five cancer centers dedicated to state-of-the-art treatment close to home; patient-centered care and support; cutting-edge research; and community prevention, education, and early detection initiatives. Our cancer center in Meridian brings our patients medical and radiation oncology specialists, as well as fellowship trained cancer surgeons in areas such as thoracic, hepatobiliary, gynecologic, and urologic oncology.

This RN position will be providing hands on nursing care for Meridian’s oncology population by administering high-risk medications such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy in the chemotherapy infusion center. The chemotherapy infusion center also administers blood products, fluids, and injections.

This position is Day shift, Part-time/0.8 FTE (64 hours per pay period). No nights or weekends. Required to work one holiday every two years. We look forward to meeting you!!

Sign-on bonus & relocation assistance eligible for new hires!

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse is responsible for evaluating patients and assisting physicians with patient care. Plans, implements, and documents nursing care based on patient's needs.

• Identifies patient needs and determines priorities for care through assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation
• Develops, implements and coordinates individualized plan of care for patients assigned through initial and on-going assessments
• Initiates assessment based on the patient's problems or needs, the physician's medical diagnosis, and the functional health framework
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions
• Manages care of patients
• Documents care based on standards of care and practice, patient acuity, and/or clinical priorities
• Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports adoption of evidence-based practices and innovations in care delivery
• Provides patient centric care in alignment with professional nursing practice model
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Education: Nursing Degree
• Experience: One (1) + years' RN experience
• Licenses/Certifications: Current RN licensure from the State of Practice
• Preferred: Oncology experience and/or OCN certified

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.