BMT Oncology RN
Saint Louis, MO
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights, Flexible
Referral Bonus

RN – BMT Oncology Job Breakdown

Specialty: Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) / Oncology RN
Facility: Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Shift: Night – 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
Schedule: 3×12-hour shifts
Patient Ratio: 1:4
Contract Duration: 13 weeks 
Guaranteed Hours: Not specified
Charting: EPIC
Scrubs: Navy Blue
 

High-priority clinical screening

Mandatory Requirements

• Active RN license.
• Minimum 1 year of experience.
• Previous oncology experience is required.
• ONS/ONCC chemotherapy certification.
• ACLS and BLS (AHA).
• Must have chemotherapy administration experience.
• Must pass the Relias EKG exam.
• Must demonstrate interpretation and management of dysrhythmias.
• Must be willing to float throughout the Oncology service line as needed.
• Every other weekend required.

Travelers: First-time travelers are accepted.

Required Clinical Skills

Candidates must have experience with the following:

• Chemotherapy administration and monitoring.
• Accessing and managing ports.
• Blood and blood product administration.
• Central-line blood draws and central-line care.
• PICC line care.
• Starting and maintaining IVs.
• Antibiotics and antiemetics.
• Telemetry monitoring and interpretation.
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias.
• Foley catheter insertion and management.
• Isolation precautions.

Important: The requisition specifically says to screen candidates if any required skills are missing.

Unit & Patient Details

• Unit: BMT Oncology.
• Beds: 32.
• Average daily census: Approximately 30–32.
• Patient population: Adults.
• Patient ratio: 4:1 across days, nights, and weekends.
• Patient diagnoses: Leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and complications of blood cancers, including graft-versus-host disease.
• Special procedures: Autologous stem cell transplants and chemotherapy administration.
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Magnet and Teaching Hospital, Level I Trauma Center.
• Total staffed beds: 1,266.

Schedule & Floating Requirements

• Night shift: 7:00 PM–7:30 AM.
• Three 12-hour shifts.
• Every other weekend.
• Floating is mandatory throughout the Oncology department.
• The nurse may be assigned to whichever Oncology unit has the greatest staffing need; assignment to the 9800 unit is not guaranteed.
• No call requirement specified.

Important Compliance & Submission Requirements

License rules

• Missouri RN license: Submission without an active MO license is allowed, but MO or compact licensure is required.
• Illinois RN license: Must be active and in hand at submission.
• Compact license: Must match the candidate's permanent residence; otherwise, license update and ETA confirmation are required.

Radius restrictions

• Candidates residing within 75 miles are not accepted.
• No local travelers accepted, except PCTs, CNAs, and MAs.

Time-off policy

• Maximum 7 days of RTO.
• More than 7 days requires manager approval.
• All RTO, including holiday RTO, must be finalized at submission.
• No additional RTO requests after submission, offer, or start.
• No RTO during the first week.

Other compliance

• COVID vaccine: Not required.
• Flu vaccine: Required; medical/religious exemptions accepted.
• ACLS required by the compliance hard-document deadline for Barnes-Jewish Hospital RNs.
• Labs must be completed within 48–72 hours after signing.
• Modules are completed through WorkRamp before starting.
• Modules are billable up to 16 hours at $20/hour.
• Modules must be completed two Fridays before the start date.
• Facial hair must allow proper fit testing; otherwise, shaving is required.