New Graduate Registered Nurse - Infusion - Overlake Clinic

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center•Bellevue, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This new graduate registered nurse position is for an Infusion RN at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center’s Overlake Medical Center Clinic in Bellevue, Washington. The role is designed for a new graduate committed to ambulatory oncology nursing and the care of cancer patients and their families. The resident nurse administers chemotherapy, blood products, immunotherapy, and other prescribed treatments while working with a trained preceptor to develop skills in assessment, treatment administration, and evaluation of patient response. The residency focuses on nursing care for oncology, immunotherapy, and bone marrow transplant patients. Training covers oncology diagnoses and treatment protocols, safe administration of chemotherapy and supportive treatments, and assessment of treatment response. It also includes an in-depth understanding of patient and family psychosocial needs and the stages of grief, death, and dying. Patient and caregiver education is a central part of the role. During the first two weeks of centralized onboarding, RN residents work Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During unit orientation, residents are paired with preceptors and assigned shifts that mirror their preceptors’ schedules. The regular schedule is four 10-hour shifts per week on variable weekdays, Monday through Friday.

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 to an MSL with Washington as the Primary State of Residence within 60 days of hire. This requirement may be waived under 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.
Additional certification may be required depending on the department.
Demonstrate critical thinking, including analyzing, applying standards, discriminating, information seeking, logical reasoning, predicting, and transforming knowledge.
Ability to develop clinical judgment.
Time-management skills and the ability to organize and manage time and tasks independently.
Ability to communicate effectively by observing and listening for cues, asking open-ended questions, exploring cues, using pauses, screening responses, and clarifying responses.
Ability to listen effectively using reflecting, acknowledging, summarizing, empathizing, and paraphrasing skills.
Ability to provide information effectively by checking what the person already knows, giving small amounts of information at a time, using clear terms and avoiding jargon, avoiding unrequested detail, checking for understanding, and pausing for a response.

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 about 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 plans of care.
Integrate research and evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice.
Demonstrate knowledge of standard treatments 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 treatment and care plans.
Assess patient and caregiver learning needs 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 a provider as needed.
Collaborate with the care team to provide effective and efficient patient care.
Request consultations from social work, dietitians, spiritual care, or other supportive care teams when indicated.
Participate in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives.

Benefits

Medical and vision benefits.
Dental insurance.
Flexible spending accounts.
Life and disability benefits.
Retirement benefits.
Family life support.
Employee assistance program.
Onsite health clinic.
Tuition reimbursement.
Paid vacation of 12–22 days per year.
Paid sick leave of 12–25 days per year.
13 paid holidays per year.
Paid parental leave of up to four weeks.
May be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligible for shift differentials and other pay premiums, including advanced degree, preceptor, and certification premiums.