Registered Nurse - Infusion

SSM Health

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Posted Oct 18 · New grads welcomed

Unit and setting: Infusion
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Term: Permanent

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It's more than a career, it's a calling. OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Worker Type: Regular Job

Summary

Performs the primary functions of a registered nurse in assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of all assigned patients. Job Responsibilities and

Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Supports the care of the patient and assesses and addresses the needs of the patient/family. Works collaboratively with other interprofessional team members in resolving patient/family problems, concerns and issues. Collaborates with other departments as needed to establish the patient/family treatment plan.

Individualizes, implements, evaluates or updates the plan of care and patient educational needs regarding vascular access. Possesses the ability to complete intravenous insertion and assessment to include peripheral and central line access. Utilizes equipment such as point of care ultrasound equipment and intravenous infusion pumps as appropriate.

Demonstrates proper interpretation of department specific policies and related laboratory results to safely manage specific patient needs. Implements, monitors and records patient care and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Takes appropriate actions to unanticipated changes in patient condition.

Utilizes the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to access treatment and therapy plans. Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service. Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing EXPERIENCE No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. Constant standing and walking.

Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. Occasional driving. Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) And Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions Or Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP) Or Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC) Or Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Or Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) State of Work Location: Missouri Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State And Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions Or Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP) Or Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC) Or Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Or Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) State of Work Location: Oklahoma Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State And Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) And Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions Or Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP) Or Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC) Or Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Or Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) State of Work Location: Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services And Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse (AOCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Anticoagulation Therapy Management Certification - University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions Or Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP) - National Certification Board for Anticoagulation Providers (NCBAP) Or Certified Oncology Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology Nurse (CPHON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse (CPON) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) Or Certified Registered Nurse Infusion (CRNI) - Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation (INCC) Or Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate (ONS/ONCC) - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate - Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Or INS Fundamentals of Infusion Therapy (FIT) certification - Infusion Nurses Society (INS) Or Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC) - Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 3805000040 Chemotherapy Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24

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In Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, OKFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 10% below the US average

Median rent: $1,130/mo
Household income: $68,656/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Oklahoma City, OK

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals get steered to walkable inner districts: Reddit regulars name Paseo and Plaza for restaurants and errands on foot, while Apartments.com’s renter shortlist is Deep Deuce (just north of Bricktown, jazz-and-blues history, apartments and townhomes, 1-bedrooms averaging $1,283 for about 689 sq ft), Midtown, Automobile Alley, Wileman 3, and Edgewater/Lakepointe. Facebook locals add quieter in-town names Nichols Hills, Lakehurst, Belle Isle, and Quail Creek. Family-oriented suburbs in the 2026 Extra Space roundup are Edmond (median home $253,500, universities, Arcadia Lake), Piedmont ($252,100, new homes, top schools), budget Moore ($148,500) and Yukon ($145,400, Route 66), plus more rural Tuttle ($194,700). The city spans more than 600 square miles, so even trendy pockets still sit inside a drive-first metro.

Young professionals get steered to walkable inner districts: Reddit regulars name Paseo and Plaza for restaurants and errands on foot, while Apartments.com’s renter shortlist is Deep Deuce (just north of Bricktown, jazz-and-blues history, apartments and townhomes, 1-bedrooms averaging $1,283 for about 689 sq ft), Midtown, Automobile Alley, Wileman 3, and Edgewater/Lakepointe. Facebook locals add quieter in-town names Nichols Hills, Lakehurst, Belle Isle, and Quail Creek.

Family-oriented suburbs in the 2026 Extra Space roundup are Edmond (median home $253,500, universities, Arcadia Lake), Piedmont ($252,100, new homes, top schools), budget Moore ($148,500) and Yukon ($145,400, Route 66), plus more rural Tuttle ($194,700). The city spans more than 600 square miles, so even trendy pockets still sit inside a drive-first metro.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: extraspace.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the average commute at about 20.66 minutes, and Sparefoot says that from most of town you can reach the heart of the city in about 20 minutes by car; downtown itself is walkable. Deep Deuce is described as moderately walkable and bikeable, very driveable, with some public transit, but Extra Space lists car dependence as a core con and easy traffic and parking as a pro. Sources never name hospital campuses, bus lines, or garage realities; healthcare is a major local industry spread across a 600-plus-square-mile city, so owning a car is the realistic default.

U.S. News puts the average commute at about 20.66 minutes, and Sparefoot says that from most of town you can reach the heart of the city in about 20 minutes by car; downtown itself is walkable. Deep Deuce is described as moderately walkable and bikeable, very driveable, with some public transit, but Extra Space lists car dependence as a core con and easy traffic and parking as a pro.

Sources never name hospital campuses, bus lines, or garage realities; healthcare is a major local industry spread across a 600-plus-square-mile city, so owning a car is the realistic default.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: sparefoot.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: extraspace.com

OutdoorsDowntown green space is Scissortail Park (Skydance Bridge views of the skyline) plus Myriad Botanical Gardens and the Crystal Bridge Conservatory; Wheeler Park is another named city park. Oklahoma River trails and RIVERSPORT Adventures cover paddling and water sports, with a Bricktown Water Taxi on the canal. Lake Hefner is the in-city lake for sailing and recreation; Edmond’s Arcadia Lake is the northern-suburb option. Year-round outdoor life is parks, lakes, and river trails on the prairie—not mountains—and one visitor guide even flags indoor skiing as a quirky city extra.

Downtown green space is Scissortail Park (Skydance Bridge views of the skyline) plus Myriad Botanical Gardens and the Crystal Bridge Conservatory; Wheeler Park is another named city park. Oklahoma River trails and RIVERSPORT Adventures cover paddling and water sports, with a Bricktown Water Taxi on the canal.

Lake Hefner is the in-city lake for sailing and recreation; Edmond’s Arcadia Lake is the northern-suburb option. Year-round outdoor life is parks, lakes, and river trails on the prairie—not mountains—and one visitor guide even flags indoor skiing as a quirky city extra.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitokc.com Source 2: adventuresofaplusk.com Source 3: theadventuristmagazine.com Source 4: apartments.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City is the Modern Frontier: working stockyards and Horse Show Capital energy beside Scissortail Park, Bricktown’s canal, and a young metro (median age about 34) U.S. News ranks among the best big U.S. cities. Healthcare is a core local industry beside energy and aerospace. Housing sits well below national prices—median homes in the mid-$200ks, many 1-bedrooms under $1,000 except Deep Deuce—and typical drives run about 20 minutes. Young professionals land in Paseo, Plaza, Deep Deuce, Midtown, and Automobile Alley; families pick Edmond (universities, Arcadia Lake) and Piedmont (top schools) or cheaper Moore and Yukon. Weekends mean Lake Hefner, Oklahoma River trails and RIVERSPORT, Cattlemen’s in Stockyards City, the National Memorial, First Americans Museum, and Plaza Walls murals. Locals really will talk to you; the nickname is the Big Friendly. Tradeoffs are Tornado Alley springs, mid-to-high-90s humid summers, a car-required 600-square-mile sprawl, mixed schools unless you choose suburbs carefully, high homeowners insurance, and neighborhood-variable crime.

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As of 2026Source 1: visitokc.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: extraspace.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: adventuresofaplusk.com Source 7: sparefoot.com Source 8: reddit.com

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