Registered Nurse, Apheresis

City of Hope • Goodyear, AZ

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Apheresis assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents care for medical/surgical, ambulatory care, and same-day surgery patients. The nurse assists with special procedures and directs care delivered by Patient Care Technicians and other healthcare team members. The role requires the ability to work four 9-hour shifts, with the potential to move to three 12-hour shifts.

The nurse provides safe, patient-centered care, including care for patients with IV lines, central lines, and ports; administration and monitoring of blood products; chemotherapy administration; medication administration; and collection of blood specimens and cultures. The nurse assesses patient responses to treatment, recognizes abnormal findings, and intervenes appropriately, including in life-threatening situations. The role also includes infection-control practices, accurate documentation, collaboration, delegation, onboarding support, and ongoing professional development.

Requirements

• One year of experience in apheresis nursing.
• Associate Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
• Arizona Registered Nurse License or Registered Nurse License from a Compact State.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved American Heart Association training site, American Safety & Health Institute, or Red Cross; required upon hire and renewed every two years. If current certification does not meet guidelines, employees have 30 days from hire to attend an onsite initial BLS course.
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) / ONCC Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Certificate Course within 30 days of hire, renewed every two years.
• Ability to work four 9-hour shifts, with the potential to move to three 12-hour shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document care for medical/surgical, ambulatory care, and same-day surgery patients.
• Assist with special procedures.
• Direct care delivered by Patient Care Technicians and other healthcare team members.
• Adhere to hospital and department infection-control policies, including hand hygiene, asepsis, isolation practices, and employee health practices.
• Communicate effectively with peers to resolve conflict.
• Assist with onboarding new employees.
• Protect patients’ dignity, rights, and privacy.
• Assess the knowledge level of patients or their designated support persons.
• Delegate tasks according to the Arizona Nurse Practice Act and job descriptions.
• Document nursing care, implants, and specimens accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Collaborate with other disciplines as applicable.
• Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth, keeping current with technology.
• Care for patients with IV lines, central lines, and ports.
• Administer and monitor blood products safely.
• Demonstrate competence in chemotherapy administration through ONS.
• Assess and recognize normal and abnormal responses to treatments and institute appropriate interventions.
• Assess and intervene in life-threatening situations.
• Administer medications via all routes using the six rights and medication bar scanner, and monitor patients for side effects.
• Collect blood specimens and blood cultures.
• Complete additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree