Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology

Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology

Location: Centerpoint - Versailles & Centerpoint - Winchester

Job Type: Full Time l Days

$10,000 Sign On Bonus, 2-year commitment

Schedule: 8a-4:30p, Monday - Friday

Your experience matters

Centerpoint - Georgetown, formerly Georgetown Community Hospital, is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Oncology RN joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ^®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

1. Centerpoint Health is a member of the UK Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network. The affiliation allows patients to stay close to home while receiving care. As members of the network, the hospital receives a variety of benefits, which will allow us to provide better care to our patients. Specialized clinical nurses at Centerpoint Health provide a wide variety of services related to intravenous treatments. Drug classes are administered by our infusion and surgical services teams.

    

How you'll contribute

An Oncology RN who excels in this role:

• Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice. 

  • Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.

  • Documents patient care given.

  • Communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.

  • Detects change in patient status, reports to appropriate health care team member and utilizes resources as dictated by the acuity. Assigns priorities to the patient's problems with highest priority given to problems that are most urgent and critical.

  • Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.

  • Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.

  • Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

  • Insures completion of requests for diagnostic work and support services.

  • Counts narcotics according to policy and procedure.

   

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Free Parking

What we're looking for

Applicants should have a current Kentucky or compact state RN license and possess an associate's degree from an accredited nursing school. Additional requirements include:

• OCN Certified Nursing preferred

• Chemotherapy Certified preferred, required within 6 months of hire

• Two years chemo/infusion experience preferred

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing (BSN) preferred

• BLS & ACLS required

More about Centerpoint - Georgetown

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Georgetown Community Hospital is an acute care hospital with 75-beds offering a broad range of inpatient, outpatient, intensive care, surgical, emergency and diagnostic services. From our bariatrics to women's services to radiology, we have a wide range of services serve our community.

EOC Statement:

"Georgetown Community Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.