Clinical Nurse Residency - Leukemia (G16)

EDUCATION 

Required: 

Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing.  

Preferred: 

Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. 

EXPERIENCE 

Required:  None 

Preferred:  At least 18 months of Medical/Surgical experience 

Preferred:  Prior Oncology experience; Chemotherapy Certification

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION 

Required:   

Current State of Texas professional nursing license (RN).  

Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Preferred:  

American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification as required by patient care area.  

All clinical nurses with less than one year registered nurse (RN) work experience will be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program. Foreign trained nurses who have not practiced nursing as an RN in the United States for at least one year will also be required to participate in the Clinical Nurse Residency Program.

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