Registered Nurse - Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Evergreen Clinic - Per Diem

Overview

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. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

Responsibilities

• Affirms patients' physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and evaluates their adaptation to health changes.
• Develops a plan of care based on patients' disease, symptoms, and response to treatment.
• Edits and educates patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects, and symptom management.
• Coordinates with the 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.
• Direct Patient Care:
  • Edits and educates patients and families on chemotherapy, central lines, injections, home care.
  • Performs telephone, email, and in-person symptom triage.
  • Provides new patient orientation.
  • Supports caregivers.
  • Assists with prescription refills, result reviews, and blood draws.
  • Rooms patients.
• Indirect Patient Care:
  • Supports supportive care referrals.
  • Assists with FMLA paperwork, disability paperwork, and ferry passes.
  • Ensures continuity of care with outside providers.
  • Collaborates with the research team for patients on trial.
  • Communicates and works collaboratively with the team.
  • Manages and escalates issues in the clinic in real-time.
• Professional Development and Clinic Engagement:
  • Documents all nursing care activities accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights.
  • Participates in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must have a current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or a current NLC multistate license (MSL); and 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.
• Applicants that do not have previous oncology experience will be provided additional training and support.
• 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.
• Critical thinking; the 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; the 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.
• Good communication skills.
• Skilled at multitasking and organization.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) prepared nurse preferred.
• OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) or BMT RN preferred.
• Two years of oncology nursing experience preferred.
• Previous telephone triage experience preferred.
• Previous outpatient clinic experience preferred.

Pay

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