Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Baptist Memorial Health Care is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Oct 1 · 1 year of experience
Unit and setting
Medical Oncology · Hospital RN-PRN II: Medical Oncology
License
RN license
Term
Per Diem RN-PRN II: Medical OncologyPRN II
Do you qualify?
Certification
BLS certification within 14 days of hireAfter hire · WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRERN;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing programGraduate of an accredited nursing program.
Experience
1 year of nursing experienceOne (1) year of nursing experience
perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritizationAble to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization.
Day to day
assess patient based on medical conditionAssesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
Day to day
administer prescribed medicationsHas knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
Day to day
provide age- and condition-appropriate care including basic self-care activitiesProvides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
Day to day
formulate teaching plan and evaluate learning with patient and familyFormulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
Day to day
perform treatments and provide services using nursing knowledgeDemonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
Day to day
collaborate with multidisciplinary teamCommunicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
Day to day
assist physicians with procedures requiring technical and manual skillsDemonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
Day to day
address psychosocial needs and communicate with social servicesIdentifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
Day to day
cost-effective use of supplies, linen, and charge itemsDemonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
Day to day
prioritize patient care effectively and efficientlyPrioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
Day to day
promote patient safety and reduce healthcare harmPromotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
Day to day
maintain lifelong learning in nursing professionAssumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.
Provides direct and indirect patient care in the assigned care setting. Communicates and collaborates with physicians, leadership, co-workers, and other multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. Provides high quality patient care utilizing critical thinking, nursing processes, decision making, compassion, integrity, respect, and empathy. Preserves the patient’s autonomy, dignity, and rights, and restores health whenever possible. Able to perform general nursing duties, patient education, and prioritization. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Assesses the patient appropriately and accurately based on their medical condition.
Has knowledge of ordered medications and administers as prescribed.
Provides care appropriate to the condition and age of the patient including basic self-care activities.
Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.
Demonstrates ability to utilize nursing knowledge to perform treatments and provide services.
Communicates/collaborates with multidisciplinary team in providing patient care.
Demonstrates an ability to assist physicians with procedures and performs services requiring technical and manual skills.
Identifies and addresses psychosocial needs of patients and family; communicates with social services regarding both hospital and post discharge needs.
Demonstrates cost-effective practices and non-wasteful usage of supplies, linen, and charge items.
Prioritizes patient care effectively and efficiently.
Promotes patient safety by reducing the risk of unnecessary harm associated with health care.
Assumes lifelong learning related to the nursing profession.
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Nurses and young professionals who want city life cluster in Midtown—especially walkable, artsy Cooper-Young—and the South Main Arts District; a Reddit local reported 18 years in Midtown without issue. East Memphis pockets such as Colonial Acres offer mid-century brick homes, mature trees, and Park/Poplar access at a middle price tier.
Locals consistently steer newcomers to Germantown and Collierville (called two of the safest areas in the state), plus Bartlett, Cordova, Lakeland, Arlington, Oakland, and Atoka; Harbor Town on Mud Island is a planned mix of townhomes and cottages on the river. Across the line, Olive Branch (Money magazine Best Places to Live five years running), Southaven, Horn Lake, Walls, and Byhalia in DeSoto County, Mississippi, bring newer construction, lower property taxes than Tennessee, and Memphis job access.
Getting around+The metro average commute is about 22 minutes. East Memphis and Colonial Acres sit on Park and Poplar avenues with a reasonable drive to Downtown and East Memphis employment centers, and Bartlett is described as commuter-friendly. DeSoto County towns such as Olive Branch and Southaven are pitched for easy access to Memphis jobs; Reddit threads discuss 30–40 minute drives into the city. Sources do not name hospital-specific routes, transit lines, or parking at medical centers; Methodist Olive Branch Hospital is the only facility explicitly tied to a residential community.
The metro average commute is about 22 minutes. East Memphis and Colonial Acres sit on Park and Poplar avenues with a reasonable drive to Downtown and East Memphis employment centers, and Bartlett is described as commuter-friendly.
DeSoto County towns such as Olive Branch and Southaven are pitched for easy access to Memphis jobs; Reddit threads discuss 30–40 minute drives into the city. Sources do not name hospital-specific routes, transit lines, or parking at medical centers; Methodist Olive Branch Hospital is the only facility explicitly tied to a residential community.
Outdoors+Tom Lee Park on the river is recommended for all ages and pets, with picnic and food-truck culture; Mud Island River Park and Harbor Town’s marina paths, mini parks, and riverwalks sit on Wolf River Harbor along the Mississippi. Midtown life orients around Overton Park. Cordova is described as spacious and park-rich, and Colonial Acres has nearby parks and rec facilities. HoneyTrek notes the Mississippi River and one of the biggest urban parks in the world wrapping the city; the metro averages 218 days of sunshine, but summers are hot and humid with flood risk.
Tom Lee Park on the river is recommended for all ages and pets, with picnic and food-truck culture; Mud Island River Park and Harbor Town’s marina paths, mini parks, and riverwalks sit on Wolf River Harbor along the Mississippi. Midtown life orients around Overton Park.
Cordova is described as spacious and park-rich, and Colonial Acres has nearby parks and rec facilities. HoneyTrek notes the Mississippi River and one of the biggest urban parks in the world wrapping the city; the metro averages 218 days of sunshine, but summers are hot and humid with flood risk.
Memphis invented rock & roll and Stax soul, eats world-class barbecue, and still costs about 16% less than U.S. housing—with no state income tax. Nurses consider that bargain on an $80k–$150k move; compact-license status eases paperwork. The tradeoff is blunt: the city ranks among America’s most violent, so professionals cluster in Germantown, Collierville, Bartlett, East Memphis, Midtown/Cooper-Young, Harbor Town, or Olive Branch and Southaven—not a random ZIP. Midtown can be lived in for decades; Germantown’s $337k median and 96% graduation rate are the family premium; Cooper-Young still buys near $128k. Commutes average about 22 minutes on Poplar and Park. Weekends run Overton Park, Tom Lee Park, Mud Island, Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, Sun Studio, and 100-plus barbecue joints (Rendezvous, Central BBQ) plus Gus’s and Hog and Hominy. Summers are hot, humid, and flood-prone; allergies and hail/tornado insurance (about $3,408 a year statewide) are real costs. Pick a named safe pocket, and the music, food, and prices are the genuine draw.
