Infusion RN

Welcome to Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed, full-service, community hospital located in a convenient setting in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes the Women's Hospital at Saint Joseph East which is dedicated to supporting the well-being of women in Central and Eastern Kentucky and serves a 16-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). 

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

As an Infusion Nurse, you will administer intravenous (IV) therapies and medications, ensuring safe and effective patient care delivery.

Every day you will assess needs, manage infusion devices, meticulously prepare and administer medications, educate patients, and monitor for complications.

To be successful, you will demonstrate exceptional clinical assessment, precise technical proficiency, compassionate communication, and adherence to sterile and safety protocols.

• Assumes responsibility for acquiring knowledge and skills necessary for patient care in the oncology setting.
• Provides direct nursing care for specified patients, including appropriate supportive care and administration of chemotherapy, blood components, fluid and electrolyte replacements, and other oncology treatments as prescribed in compliance with current policies and procedures.
• Performs nursing assessments and triage of patient care needs for new and ongoing patients determining the need for standard, urgent or emergent interventions.
• Utilizes oncology nurse driven protocols to manage cancer related side effects.
• Evaluates progress towards attainment of desired patient outcomes.
• Implements and/or modifies plan of care using assessment data, standards of care and evidence based practice inclusive of nursing care coordination, appropriate patient and family education related to the disease and treatment.

***Educational Assistance (Student Loan Payback) up to $24,000 for Eligible Hires***

• Other Graduate of an accredited school or nursing, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: KY, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Cancer Chemotherapy Provider, within 90 Days