Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatric BMT

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Are you looking to make an impact on the physical, emotional and cultural needs of pediatric patients and their families? Join our team as a Registered Nurse at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital! Located on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, we deliver a broad range of pediatric programs from surgery, imaging and neonatal and pediatric intensive care to cardiac and oncology (cancer care) services and blood and marrow and organ transplantation. Our compassionate, innovative approach has repeatedly received national recognition. We are proud to be the oldest academic children's hospital in Minnesota and the longest-running top-ranked children's hospital in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program (BMT) at University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital is among the best in the world. We were the first institution to successfully complete a bone marrow transplant back in 1968. And since then, we have continued to lead the world in providing excellent, compassionate BMT care to children and adolescents. University of Minnesota Health's renowned BMT Program brings together the most respected research and clinical leaders in blood and marrow transplantation. We're the site of innovative treatments, research studies and clinical trials with our trailblazing researchers investigating new frontiers in stem cell therapy and immunotherapy.

SCHEDULE: This position will be working 0.7 FTE (56 hours) every two weeks on the Evening shift, 8 hour shifts and every other weekend.

About this Unit:

The Pediatric BMT & Heme/Onc Unit (Unit 4) provides care to pediatric hematology/oncology, GI patients and their families. We have 24 beds on the unit. We work together with the entire interdisciplinary team (MDs, NPs, NSTs, OT/PT, Speech, SW, etc) to deliver quality care. Patient assignment varies based on acuity, Med/Surg or IMC.

• Provides complex care to pediatric patient/families preparing for and undergoing blood and marrow transplantation, pediatric hematology-oncology, urology, blood and marrow, metabolic, and gastrointestinal disorders
• Performs advanced monitoring using current technology.
• Manages sophisticated medication and infusion therapies
• Cares for patient undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures/interventions on the unit.
• Demonstrates ability to safely and accurately operate unit equipment.
• Bed capacity: 24
• Nurse to patient ratio: 1:2 to 1:4

Required

Education: Minimum of ASN or BSN in Nursing

License/Certification/Registration:

• MN Registered Nurse (RN) License
• Basic Life Support (American Heart Assoc or Red Cross)

Experience

• 2 years of pediatric inpatient RN experience -- OR --
• 1 year pediatric or adult inpatient BMT and/or Heme/Onc RN experience -- OR --
• Student Nurse Internship, Capstone, Nurse Residency, or 1 year experience in a Nursing Assistant/NST role; in BMT, Heme/Onc, IMC or ICU level unit

Preferred

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Nursing

Additional Requirements (must be obtained or completed within a period of time) :

• Pediatric Early Assessment Resuscitation Skills (PEARS) certification within 12 months post hire into the department and then maintained
• Note: Active PALS certification is acceptable until PEARS can be obtained/renewed
• APHON Chemotherapy Provider Certificate within 6 months of hire date and continued renewal every 2 years

Fairview offers a generous benefits package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, PTO/vacation and Safe and Sick Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement and more! Please follow this link for additional information.

The posted compensation range corresponds to the minimum and maximum pay rates outlined in your union agreement for the respective job classifications at the time of job posting. An individual's pay rate within this range may be influenced by various factors, including FTE, skills, knowledge, educational background, and qualifying experience as specified in the contract. If your role is eligible for a sign-on bonus, the bonus program that is approved and in place at the time of offer, is what will be honored.

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status