Description
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Hematology/Oncology Unit
Requisition
Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity — of culture, thinking, learning and leading — is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.
We offer relocation assistance for qualifying moves in addition to a $10,000 bonus. We are looking for compassionate, intelligent nurses who want to be part of an interdisciplinary team of healthcare practitioners. Our nurses are part of everything we do at Vanderbilt, a Magnet-designated facility.
Unit Description:
The Vanderbilt Inpatient Hematology/Oncology Unit is led by Janet Lucas, winner of one of Vanderbilt's highest nursing honors - The Adrienne Ames Transformational Nursing Leader Award. Janet leads a 27-bed unit dedicated to the best possible care for patients with diagnoses of leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell, anemia and solid tumors. The nurse patient ratio for this unit is typically 1:5 with a mix of majority oncology patients and some general medicine patients.
Shift Information
Night Shift: 7PM to 7AM
The nurses on this unit work three 12-hour shifts per week. Weekends are required. The work schedule for this unit is prepared in advance for a six-week timeframe. There are twelve weekend shifts in each schedule. Weekends are Friday and Saturday night. You are required to work five weekend shifts during each six week schedule. Vanderbilt offers self-scheduling through our software program called VandyWorks. You are required to schedule yourself for five weekend shifts during each six-week schedule.
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