Registered Nurse - Infusion Administration

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in preparation for anticancer therapies.
• Safely administer chemotherapy and biotherapy in accordance with orders.
• Perform patient assessments before, during, and after treatment.
• Maintain and flush central venous access devices (e.g., ports, PICCs).
• Monitor patients for adverse reactions and intervene as needed.
• Proper assessment and management of extravasation and infiltration.
• Provide education to patients and families on treatment expectations, symptom evaluation, and self-care.
• Collaborate with physicians and team members to adjust care plans as needed.
• Document treatments, assessments, and communications accurately in the EMR.
• Support compliance with clinic standards, including ONS guidelines, ASCO-COA Oncology Medical Home Standards, and QOPI quality measures.
• Prepare sterile parenteral admixtures (hazardous and non-hazardous) under USP 797/800 regulations.
• Accurately calculate and verify drug dosages.
• Track medication inventory and monitor expiration dates.
• Handle and store hazardous medications according to safety protocols.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and compliant admixture workspace.
• Participate in training and continuous education in chemotherapy agents, safety procedures, and EHR proficiency.
• Collaborate with the clinical team to verify and interpret admixture orders.
• Reviews new regimen orders and compares them to NCCN guidelines and/or other source documentation provided by the ordering physician; ensures that dosages, schedules and drugs match the indication, and that adequate supportive measures are in place before the final orders are saved by the physician.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing school.
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nebraska (required).
• Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification (required).
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) chemotherapy/biotherapy certification or willingness to obtain.
• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification encouraged when eligible.
• Sterile admixture training preferred for admixture duties.
• A minimum of one year of nursing experience is required.
• Experience administering chemotherapy and working with oncology patients preferred.
• Prior sterile admixture experience is ideal but not required.