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 (online degrees/diplomas are not accepted) , and  
• Current Nursing (RN) license in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand, and
• Specialty qualification related to area of expertise required. Evidence must be provided, and
• Minimum of four years of current experience as a RN, including at least one year of current leadership experience in the specialty area, working in a mid- to large-size acute-care hospital setting in North America, Western Europe, or Australia/New Zealand.

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