Clinical Nurse III - Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

City of Hope is home to one of the largest and most successful bone marrow transplant programs in the nation, with over 18,000 transplants performed across our cancer centers in Duarte, Phoenix, Chicago, and Atlanta.

Our Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit delivers comprehensive, specialized care to patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies, genetic disorders, and select autoimmune diseases. In addition to standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy, the unit provides CAR T-cell therapy and supports a broad range of clinical trials, working closely with clinical research nurses to administer investigational therapies.

The unit is designed to support patients throughout the entire transplant journey-from pre-transplant evaluation through post-transplant recovery and long-term follow-up-in a highly collaborative, patient-centered environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Patient Assessment & Monitoring

• Perform comprehensive assessments before, during, and after transplantation

• Monitor vital signs, identify complications early, and manage transplant-related symptoms

Care Coordination

• Collaborate with physicians, transplant coordinators, pharmacists, social workers, and other specialists

• Coordinate treatments, procedures, medications, and specialty consultations

Patient & Family Education

• Educate patients and caregivers on the transplant process, risks, benefits, and expectations

• Provide guidance on medication adherence, side-effect management, and recognizing complications

Symptom Management & Support

• Manage symptoms such as pain, nausea, fatigue, and mucositis

• Administer medications, provide comfort measures, and offer emotional support

Infection Prevention

• Adhere to strict infection control protocols essential for immunocompromised patients

• Educate patients and visitors on hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and prevention strategies

Documentation & Communication

• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the electronic medical record

• Communicate patient status and changes effectively with the interdisciplinary care team

Full time Days / 12-shift 7:00am - 7:300pm

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's degree in Nursing is required
• Current California RN license
• Minimum of three (3) years related experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR Card through American Heart Association
• Chemotherapy/ Biotherapy Certificate or Chemotherapy/ Immunotherapy Certificate (Must be obtained within 6 months of hire)

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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