We are hiring at the UofL Health Brown Cancer Center - Downtown

Location: 529 S. Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202

Shift:  1^st Shift (5 days, 8hrs)

About Us

UofL Health – Brown Cancer Center is an academic cancer center affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. The cancer center’s goal is to make cancer a disease of the past through cutting-edge care, innovative clinical trials and cancer prevention efforts. Brown Cancer Center is home to Kentucky’s first and longest-accredited program by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. We are a nationally recognized center for developing experimental cancer therapeutics and diagnostics and have the most significant cancer trials program in the region. We are a global leader in the clinical trial testing of new immunotherapies that activate your body’s immune system to fight cancer and have become early adopters of these immunotherapies that reduce the cancer death rate in the U.S. The Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy has been established through experts at the Brown Cancer Center to understand further the role of cancer and the immune system to identify new therapeutic targets and develop innovative treatment strategies.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Options.
• Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays.
• Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner.
• 401K with Employer Match.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Medical Oncology Nurse Clinician operates under a clinical case management model to provide care to adult and geriatric patients during all phases of their treatment. Duties are to provide and coordinate patient care, including: direct Medical Oncology clinics to provide for physician patient consultation, initiate processes to ensure labs and test are completed and checked in a timely fashion providing for accommodating schedules. The Nurse Clinician will schedule initial chemotherapies, provide for educational support for patients and their families to enhance family centered care outcomes and interact with triage to provide for an extension of clinical support. The Nurse Clinicians use nursing practice competencies to achieve safe, optimal care for patients and families.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
• All new-hire ADN nurses (new graduate and experienced) are required to start an approved BSN program within one (1) year of hire and complete an approved BSN program within three (3) years of hire.
• Current KY RN licensure or compact license with privileges to work in Kentucky
• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• ONS Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider card

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program
• ONCC certification (OCN, BMTCN and/or CBCN) preferred upon hire.  Encouraged to obtain certification within 2 years of hire.  If not able to meet these requirements the employee must have 12 CEUs on the subject of oncology to remain competent.
• Three years of oncology patient care experience

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