About this Registered Nurse, Palliative Care role at Tennessee Oncology
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.
Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.
Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.
Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.
Job Description:
FUNCTIONS:
1. Triage patient calls.
2. Medication Orders.
3. Coordinate patient care and patient documents.
4. Perform Nursing Duties.
5. Serves as resource for all staff.
6. Perform other duties, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- RN or LPN, Louisiana State Board of Nursing license required
- Phone triage experience highly preferred
- Oncology, Infusion and/or Hospice experience highly preferred
- Knowledge of pain management, oncology nursing preferred
