Team Lead Charge RN Cancer Care Clinic

About the role

The 24/7 Cancer Care Clinic is an outpatient treatment area where patients receive scheduled chemotherapy, blood products, IV hydration, central line and port care, phlebotomy, and other services. The infusion space is staffed by staff nurses and patient care technicians. Nurse Practitioners see patients in dedicated care rooms for symptom management, enabling Oncology patients from the Siteman Cancer Center to receive timely care for urgent needs. When patients require hospital admission, the Cancer Care Clinic initiates care for those meeting specific criteria.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates identification and resolution of gaps in care from hospitalization through discharge and into the ambulatory care setting.
• Critically assesses patient data to proactively mitigate impending changes in condition and establishes consults to the interprofessional team as appropriate.
• Leads the development and implementation of complex individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver, in accordance with established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Applies expert holistic clinical knowledge and skill to anticipate and prioritize complex care needs, identify barriers, incorporate team and caregiver/family input, and identify opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
• Actively utilizes and champions evidence-based practices (e.g., participates in journal club, facilitates practice change based on new knowledge, recommends new standards of care or revisions to current standards, conducts literature searches to support unit or organizational goals, disseminates new knowledge obtained from relevant conferences or continuing education).
• Explores opportunities to advance nursing practice (e.g., supports community service health events, patient/family education groups, community advisory boards, membership on Ethics Advisory Committees, serves as adjunct faculty, or leadership roles in specialty organizations).
• Analyzes gaps in practice standards and provides feedback to peers in collaboration with leadership to enhance safe patient care.
• Leads the evaluation of the patient and family experience and adjusts care to improve patient satisfaction and quality of care.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Nursing Diploma or Associate’s degree
• Experience: 2–5 years in nursing
• Supervisor Experience: None required
• Licenses & Certifications: RN license

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
• Experience: 5–10 years in nursing

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available the first day of the month after hire
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance