Registered Nurse - Infusion - Lymphoma Care Neighborhood

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center•Seattle, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is hiring an Infusion Registered Nurse for its Lymphoma Care Neighborhood at the South Lake Union location. The role supports integrated clinical care and research teams from Fred Hutch, Seattle Children’s, and UW Medicine. The Care Neighborhood model places patients at the center of care and brings the care team together to improve the patient and staff experience. This is a per diem position. The schedule may vary, with typical start and end times between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; occasional weekend work may be required. The RN assesses patients’ physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs; develops and adapts care plans; educates patients and caregivers; and coordinates care with an interdisciplinary team. Infusion-specific work includes assessing patients and relevant laboratory results, administering infusion therapies and blood products, handling hazardous drugs safely, and communicating patient concerns to providers and supportive-care teams. The nurse also contributes to continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Hold a current Washington State Registered Nurse Multistate License (MSL), or a current MSL from another state and the ability to update to an MSL with Washington as the Primary State of Residence within 60 days of hire; the requirement may be waived in specific circumstances subject to approval.
Current BLS AHA Health Provider Card or equivalent course, such as American Red Cross, with renewal required every two years.
Obtain an ONS Chemotherapy Provider Card within three months of hire.
Demonstrate critical-thinking skills, including analyzing, applying standards, discriminating, seeking information, logical reasoning, predicting, and transforming knowledge.
Ability to develop clinical judgment.
Time-management skills and ability to organize and manage time and tasks independently.
Ability to communicate effectively, including listening for cues, asking open-ended questions, clarifying responses, and providing clear information while checking for understanding.
Applicants without previous oncology experience will be provided additional training and support.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Two years of nursing experience.
Certification in oncology or a specialty practice area.
Two years of RN oncology experience in an ambulatory infusion setting.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and evaluate their adaptation to health changes.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and modify plans of care based on patients’ diseases, symptoms, and responses to treatment.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about disease processes, treatment, side effects, symptom management, and care plans.
Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
Refer patients and caregivers to appropriate clinical resources, including social work, home health care, clinical nutrition, and supportive-care teams.
Integrate research and evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice.
Demonstrate knowledge of standard treatments and medication side effects.
Perform nursing assessments, review relevant laboratory results, and assess pain and other symptoms.
Administer IV hydration, electrolyte replacement, chemotherapy/biotherapy, and blood products.
Use appropriate precautions when handling potentially hazardous agents and follow procedures for safe disposal of materials used in administering chemotherapy, other hazardous agents, and blood products.
Conduct learning-needs assessments for patients and caregivers and ensure patients have clinic contact information and know when to call about symptoms after infusion therapy.
Communicate or escalate patient symptoms and concerns to providers as needed.
Participate in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives.