Registered Nurse (RN) - Outpatient Infusion - PRN - Lourdes Hospital
Paducah, Kentucky
- Eligibility
- Oncology
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- Oncology
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Per Diem
What it pays
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Incentives
- Referral bonuses
- 403(b) with employer contributions
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
More benefits (14)
- Vision insurance
- Prescription coverage
- HSA/FSA options
- Life insurance
- Mental health resources and discounts
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- FMLA leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Backup care for children and elders
- Tuition assistance
- Professional development
- Continuing education support
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Charting
- Epic
The workplace
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path
Oncology is a specialty you move into. Chemo cards are the working credential; infusion hires in too.
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Mercy Health
About Us
As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Mercy Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Mercy Health seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.
Registered Nurse (RN) – Infusion – Lourdes Hospital
Job Summary
The Infusion Registered Nurse (RN) position is responsible for delivering exceptional nursing care to patients by:
- Utilizing strong organizational and leadership skills to assess patient status
- Implementing clinical nursing interventions
- Having a highly diverse medical skillset
- Developing and performing patient care plans to enhance and improve outcomes
- Ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment
Essential Functions
Conducts and analyzes initial and ongoing patient assessment, creates plan of care, implements treatments and evaluates treatment effectiveness Restores, supports, promotes, rehabilitates, or palliates to maintain the physiologic, psychologic and psychosocial stability of patients across the lifespan Administers chemotherapy and other medication, starts IV's, transfuses blood and blood products and performs therapeutic phlebotomies Anticipates and responds with confidence and adapts to rapidly changing patient conditions Assists in creating an environment that promotes educational growth opportunities for nursing peers Other duties as assigned
Education
Graduate of an accredited Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Nursing
Certifications
Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) BLS Basic Life Support (preferred upon hire, must obtain from approved source prior to direct patient care; ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support acceptable in lieu of BLS) ONS Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy Certification (required within 6 months of hire)
Experience
One (1) year of medical/surgical or oncology experience (preferred, not required)
Training
EPIC Electronic Health Record training (preferred, not required)
What's around it?
Paducah, KYFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 14% below the US average
- Median rent
- $834/mo
- Household income
- $49,915/yr, all local households, not nurse pay