Assistant Head Nurse - Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant/Hematology

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Job Description - Assistant Head Nurse - Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant/Hematology

Job Benefits

  • Tax-Free income
  • Married-Status or Single Status contract
  • Fully Furnished Accommodations provided
  • Medical coverage
  • Annual Air Transportation
  • More than 7 calendar weeks of vacation
  • Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, and
  • Current nursing license in USA, Canada, or UK, and
  • A minimum of six years experience as a Registered Nurse, including a minimum of one year of current experience as an Assistant Head Nurse in specialty area at a large acute-care teaching hospital in USA, Canada, UK.
  • Department Information

    Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant/Hematology/Oncology/Allergy/Immunology (B-3) is a pediatric unit providing comprehensive 24 hour nursing care to infants and children less than 14 years of age. The unit consists of 34 single patient rooms: 18 rooms with laminar flow and HEPA filtration, 14 standard rooms and 2 negative pressure rooms.
    The most commonly treated conditions include but not limited to the following:

  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma
  • Hematological diseases
  • Non-malignant diseases
  • Solid tumors
  • Immunodeficiency disorders
  • Frequent Procedures/Services/Functions:

  • Use of the nursing process: assessment, planning, interventions, and evaluation
  • Core Standards of Care
  • Medication administration and symptom management
  • Chemotherapy administration (IV push, IVPB, PO, IM, Intrathecal) and management
  • Procedural Sedation
  • Bone marrow aspiration & biopsy , lumbar puncture, skin and rectal biopsy
  • Blood and blood products (ATG, IVIG) administration including stem cell infusions (allogenic, autologous, cord blood)
  • Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
  • Nutritional Support (TPN, weight, caloric count, enteral feeds)
  • Management of Vascular Access Devices (Central and Peripheral)
  • Intermittent & continuous bladder irrigation
  • Tracheostomy management
  • Hemodynamic monitoring
  • Management of myelosuppression
  • Pain management including Patient Controlled Analgesia, Narcotic Infusions
  • Palliative care
  • Patient/family education
  • Psychosocial support
  • Ostomy care and management
  • Chest tube management
  • Oxygen therapy & pulse oximetry
  • Pre-op preparation & post-operative care
  • Mucositis assessment and management
  • Management of Stem Cell Infusions for patients admitted to non-BMT units
  • No. of Beds: 34 (Stem Cell Transplant = 14 beds, Hematology/Oncology = 10 beds, Allergy/Immunology = 10 beds)

    Nurse Patient Ratio: Stem Cell Transplant 1:1-3 (Days & Nights)
    Hematology/Oncology/Allergy/Immunology 1:3-4 (Days & Nights)

    Hours of Operation
    24 hours per day, 7 days a week

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