Registered Nurse - Infusion - Overlake Clinic

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center•Bellevue, WA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is a member of an interdisciplinary care team and provides patient-centric care, with primary responsibility for nursing assessment and diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role is based at the Overlake Clinic in Bellevue, Washington, and is scheduled for four 10-hour shifts Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; the specific days of the week will be determined. The Infusion RN assesses patients’ physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs; develops and adjusts plans of care based on disease, symptoms, and treatment response; and educates patients, families, and caregivers. The nurse coordinates care across the interdisciplinary team, makes referrals to supportive resources as appropriate, and incorporates research and evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice. Infusion-specific work includes reviewing relevant lab results, assessing pain and other symptoms, and administering IV hydration, electrolyte replacement, chemotherapy/biotherapy, and blood products. The nurse follows appropriate precautions and disposal procedures for hazardous drugs and other materials, communicates or escalates concerns to providers, and participates in continuing education, departmental projects, committees, and quality improvement initiatives. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent nonprofit organization focused on adult cancer treatment and research in cancer and infectious diseases. It operates clinical care sites and integrates research and clinical care teams. The organization emphasizes collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, respect, and learning across differences.

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 with the ability to update it to Washington as the primary state of residence within 60 days of hire; waivers may be available in specific circumstances subject to approval.
Hold a current BLS AHA Health Provider Card or equivalent course, such as American Red Cross training; renewal is 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.
Demonstrate time management skills and the ability to organize and manage time and tasks independently.
Communicate effectively by observing and listening for cues, asking open-ended questions, exploring cues, using pauses, screening and clarifying responses.
Listen effectively using reflecting, acknowledging, summarizing, empathizing, and paraphrasing skills.
Provide information effectively by checking what the person already knows, giving small amounts of information at a time, using clear language and avoiding jargon, checking for understanding, and allowing time for a response.
Applicants without previous oncology experience will be provided additional training and support.
Additional certification may be required depending on the department.

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 a plan of care based on patients’ disease, symptoms, and response to treatment.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects, and symptom management.
Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
Refer patients, families, and caregivers to appropriate clinical resources and professionals, including social work, home health care, and clinical nutrition.
Implement, evaluate, and modify the plan of care.
Integrate research and evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice.
Demonstrate knowledge of standard treatment and medication side effects.
Perform nursing assessments, review relevant lab 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 to administer chemotherapy, other hazardous agents, and blood products.
Provide patient and family education in coordination with the treatment and care plan.
Assess learning needs for patients and caregivers, and ensure patients have clinic contact information and understand when to call about symptoms after infusion therapy.
Communicate or escalate patient symptoms and concerns to providers as needed.
Collaborate with the care team to provide effective and efficient patient care.
Request consultation from social work, dietitians, spiritual care, and other supportive care teams when indicated.
Participate in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives.

Benefits

Medical and vision coverage.
Dental insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.
Life insurance.
Disability coverage.
Retirement benefits.
Family life support.
Employee assistance program.
Onsite health clinic.
Tuition reimbursement.
Paid vacation (12–22 days per year).
Paid sick leave (12–25 days per year).
Paid holidays (13 days per year).
Paid parental leave (up to four weeks).
Potential eligibility for relocation assistance.
Shift differentials and other pay premiums, such as advanced degree, preceptor, and certification premiums.