Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Breast Health

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Located in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. Known for its leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy, and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has a strong reputation in the field of cancer and infectious diseases. The center operates eight clinical care sites and network affiliations with hospitals in five states, offering a wide range of services including medical oncology, infusion, radiation, and proton therapy.

Responsibilities

• Affirms 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
• Edits patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects, and symptom management
• Coordinates with interdisciplinary 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 the plan of care
• Integrates research and evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice

Additional Responsibilities

• Direct Patient Care: Educates patients and families on chemotherapy, central lines, injections, home care, telephone and email symptom triage, dressing changes, medication administration, injections, new patient orientation, caregiver support, assessment of needs for additional supportive care resources, prescription refills, result reviews, and supportive care referrals
• Indirect Patient Care: Supports 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, attending regular team meetings with providers 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: Documents all nursing care activities accurately and in a timely manner, demonstrates knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights, actively participates in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); must upgrade to an MSL primary state of residence, WA, within 60 days of hire
• Current BLS AHA Health Provider Card (or equivalent course, such as by the American Red Cross)
• Additional certification may be required dependent upon department
• Critical thinking; 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; 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

Preferred

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

Pay Range

The hourly pay range for this position is from $47.64 to $88.19 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. Registered Nurses are paid on a step-scale basis and are also eligible for shift differentials and other pay premiums such as advanced degree, preceptor, and certification. This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.