RN / Registered Nurse - Outpatient Infusion Center at UW Medical Center-Northwest (Per Diem)

About the role

The ambulatory Outpatient Infusion Center is temporarily located on the second floor of the D-wing at UW Medical Center-Northwest, just off I-5 in North Seattle. The clinic treats a broad range of conditions with chimeric monoclonal antibodies, anti-inflammatory tumor necrosis factor inhibiting agents, and other auto-immune biologics as well as antibiotic and fluid/iron replacement therapies.

UW Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. Ranked No. 1 in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in six specialties, it emphasizes compassionate patient care and pioneering medical advances. The Northwest campus offers emergency, inpatient, and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care on a 44-acre, easily accessible campus that includes the neighboring Northwest Outpatient Medical Center and Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion. Values: Teamwork. Community. Opportunity.

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. Its mission is to improve public health by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care, and training future physicians, scientists, and health professionals. Employees collaborate to deliver the highest quality work with integrity and compassion, fostering a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student, and colleague is valued. The UW Medicine family comprises Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest, employing nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators.

Responsibilities

• Screens patients for infusions of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and therapeutic treatments
• Administers medications, steroids, chemotherapy, and blood products
• Performs venipuncture and accesses implanted ports
• Places IVs and observes patients during infusions
• Disconnects IVs and monitors patients post-infusion
• Programs portable infusion pumps for continuous drug delivery and provides pump usage instructions to patients and caregivers
• Cleans pumps after each use and documents proper pump usage
• Calculates medication dosages for patients under the guidance and consultation of the patient’s physician
• Follows OSHA guidelines when handling cytotoxic agents and biohazardous waste

Requirements

• 2 years of recent infusion therapy nursing experience