Registered Nurse - Infusion

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. With a strong history in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy, and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as a leader in cancer and infectious disease research. Our mission is to discover new cures and improve life beyond cancer through collaborative, compassionate, and innovative efforts.

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
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects, and symptom management
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care
• Refers patients, families, and caregivers to other clinical resources and 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
• Nursing Care and Assessment
• Demonstrates knowledge of standard treatment and medication side effects
• Performs nursing assessment, reviews relevant lab results, assesses pain and other symptoms
• Administers IV hydration, electrolyte replacement, chemotherapy/biotherapy, and blood products
• Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs
• Demonstrates awareness of the potentially hazardous nature of many of the agents administered and uses correct precautions when handling them
• Follows all procedures regarding safe disposal of any materials used in the administration of chemotherapy or other hazardous agents and blood products
• Patient and Family Education
• Provides patient and family education in coordination with the treatment and care plan
• Conducts learning needs assessment for patient and caregiver(s)
• Ensures patients have clinic contact information and understand when to call if symptoms arise or persist post-infusion therapy
• Communication and Teamwork
• Communicates or escalates patient symptoms and concerns to providers as needed
• Collaborates with the care team to provide effective and efficient patient care
• Requests consultations from social work, dietitian, spiritual care, and/or any other supportive care teams when patient's situation indicates
• Professional Development and Clinic Engagement
• Participation in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• 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
• Current BLS AHA Health Provider Card (or equivalent course, such as by the American Red Cross) and renewal required every two years
• ONS Chemotherapy Provider Card (required within 3 months of hire)
• 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
• Effective communication skills; ability to look and listen for cues, ask open-ended questions, explore cues, use pauses, screen responses, and clarify responses
• Ability to effectively provide information; check what information the person knows already, give small amounts of information at a time, use clear terms and avoid jargon, avoid detail unless it is requested, check for understanding, and pause and wait for a response

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Certification in oncology or specialty practice area
• 2 years of RN Oncology experience in an ambulatory infusion setting