Clinical Nurse Coordinator - GI Care Neighborhood

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center•Seattle, WA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) in the GI Care Neighborhood provides direct and indirect care to GI Oncology patients, including those participating in research. The CNC will work with other members of the GI Care Team including Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Medical Assistants, research coordinators, and non-clinic staff to provide collaborative, patient centered care. The CNC will build rapport and trust with the patient population and will be expected to communicate and work effectively with other members of the team. This position is 1.0 FTE, 40 hours/week.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); and must upgrade to an MSL with primary state of residence, WA, within 60 days of hire. This requirement may be waived under specific circumstances, subject to approval.
Current BLS AHA Health Provider Card (or equivalent course, such as by the American Red Cross) and renewal required every two years
Critical thinking; the ability to practice the cognitive skills of analyzing, applying standards, discriminating, information seeking, logical reasoning, predicting, and transforming knowledge.
Ability to develop clinical judgment.
Time Management skills; the ability to organize and manage time and tasks independently.
Ability to communicate effectively by looking and listening for cues, asking open-ended questions, exploring cues, using pauses, screening responses, and clarifying response.
Ability to effectively listen by using reflecting, acknowledging, summarizing, empathizing, and paraphrasing skill.
Ability to effectively provide information by checking what information the person knows already, giving small amounts of information at a time, using clear terms and avoiding jargon, avoiding detail unless it is requested, checking for understanding, and pausing and waiting for a response.

Nice To Haves

BSN prepared nurse
OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) or BMT RN
2 years of oncology nursing experience
Previous telephone triage experience
Previous outpatient clinic experience
Takes initiative
Good communication skills
Skilled at multitasking and organization

Responsibilities

Assesses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and evaluates patients’ adaptation to health changes
Develops a plan of care based on patients’ disease, symptoms, and response to treatment
Educates patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects and symptom management
Coordinates with inter-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care
Refers patients, families and caregivers as appropriate to other clinical resources/professionals such as social work, home health care, clinical nutrition, etc.
Implements, evaluates and modifies plan of care
Integrates research and evidence based knowledge into clinical practice
Direct Patient Care: Education patients and families: chemotherapy, central lines, injections, home care
Telephone, email and in person symptom triage
New patient orientation
Caregiver support
Assessment of needs for additional supportive care resources
Prescription refills
Result reviews
Indirect Patient Care: Supportive care referrals
Assist with FMLA paperwork, disability paperwork, Ferry passes
Coordination of outside clinical care
Ensuring continuity of care with outside providers
Collaboration with research team for patients on trial
Communication and Teamwork: Attend regular team meetings with provider and nursing teams.
Coordination of care with ancillary services.
Delegation of tasks to appropriate team members
Coordinating patient schedules with clinic team.
Collaboration with infusion RN and other members of the care team to assure patient needs are met.
Real-time management and escalation of issues in clinic.
Professional Development and Clinic Engagement: Document all nursing care activities accurately and in a timely fashion.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights.
Active participation in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives.