Registered Nurse - Infusion-Float

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 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 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
• 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 an 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 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 provider as needed
• Collaborates with the care team to provide effective and efficient patient care
• Requests consultation from social work, dietician, 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
• Patient and Family Education
• Knowledge of treatment regimens for all disease groups at Fred Hutch
• Communication and Teamwork
• Knowledge of communication standards for different sites, team models, etc.
• Professional Development and Clinic Engagement
• Train to specialties as needed across Fred Hutch Community Sites
• Enhanced awareness of trends and practice changes across care areas

Required Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or 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

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

Additional Information

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at hrops@fredhutch.org or by calling 206-667-4700.