Clinical Nurse Coordinator, per diem - Breast Oncology

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states.

About the role

The Registered Nurse is a member of an interdisciplinary care team, providing patient-centric care with primary responsibility for nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This position is per diem.

In addition to the primary responsibilities of the Registered Nurse (RN), the Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) will have specific key responsibilities in direct and indirect patient care, communication, teamwork, professional development, and clinic engagement.

Responsibilities

• Assesses 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.
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects, and symptom management.
• Coordinates with inter-disciplinary 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 plan of care.
• Integrates research and evidence-based knowledge into clinical practice.

Direct Patient Care

• Education of patients and families: 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.

Indirect Patient Care

• Supportive care referrals.
• 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

• Attend regular team meetings with provider 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

• Document all nursing care activities accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights.
• Active participation in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); MSL primary state of residence must be updated to WA within 60 days of hire. This requirement may be waived under specific circumstances, subject to approval.
• Current BLS AHA Health Provider Card (or equivalent course, such as by the American Red Cross) and renewal required every two years.
• Additional certification may be required dependent upon department.

Qualifications

• Critical thinking; ability to practice 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 responses.
• Ability to effectively listen by using reflecting, acknowledging, summarizing, empathizing, and paraphrasing skills.
• 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 requested, checking for understanding, pausing, and waiting for a response.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Pay

The hourly pay range for this position is from $54.78 to $101.42, which includes the per diem differential. Pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Access to a retirement savings plan.
• Employee assistance program.
• Paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked).

This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.