Chemotherapy Nurse

Apollo Hospitals; Mysuru; On-site; INR 446,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Hospitals in Mysuru is seeking a nursing professional to support chemotherapy delivery and patient safety. The role involves comprehensive patient assessment before, during, and after chemotherapy, strict adherence to treatment orders, and continuous monitoring for adverse events.

Responsibilities include administering cytotoxic and supportive medications, ensuring proper handling and documentation, and maintaining compliance with NABH standards.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients before, during, and after chemotherapy administration.
• Review medical history, allergies, laboratory investigations, and treatment orders.
• Evaluate vital signs, weight, pain score, and performance status.
• Identify contraindications for chemotherapy administration and elevate concerns to the oncologist.
• Verify chemotherapy orders using the Five Rights of medication administration.
• Administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, blood products, and supportive medications as per hospital protocols.
• Ensure safe handling and administration of cytotoxic drugs.
• Maintain appropriate infusion rates and monitor infusion pumps.
• Follow double-check procedures before administering chemotherapy.
• Maintain strict aseptic techniques.
• Follow standard precautions and transmission-based precautions.
• Ensure proper use of PPE while handling cytotoxic medications.
• Prevent occupational exposure to hazardous drugs.
• Report needle-stick injuries and exposure incidents promptly.
• Maintain accurate nursing records.
• Record chemotherapy administration details.
• Document adverse events, medication errors, and incident reports.
• Complete chemotherapy consent verification.
• Ensure traceability of chemotherapy medications.
• Follow NABH standards and hospital quality indicators.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Report medication errors and near misses.
• Ensure compliance with patient safety goals.
• Participate in departmental audits.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

1. Patient Assessment

• Assess patients before, during, and after chemotherapy administration.
• Review medical history, allergies, laboratory investigations, and treatment orders.
• Evaluate vital signs, weight, pain score, and performance status.
• Identify contraindications for chemotherapy administration and elevate concerns to the oncologist.

2. Chemotherapy Administration

• Verify chemotherapy orders using the "Five Rights" of medication administration.
• Administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, blood products, and supportive medications as per hospital protocols.
• Ensure safe handling and administration of cytotoxic drugs.
• Maintain appropriate infusion rates and monitor infusion pumps.
• Follow double-check procedures before administering chemotherapy.

3. Patient Monitoring

• Continuously monitor patients for adverse drug reactions and infusion-related complications.
• Identify early signs of hypersensitivity reactions, extravasation, and chemotherapy toxicity.
• Initiate emergency management as per protocol and inform the oncologist immediately.
• Document all observations and interventions accurately.

4. Infection Prevention & Safety

• Maintain strict aseptic techniques.
• Follow standard precautions and transmission-based precautions.
• Ensure proper use of PPE while handling cytotoxic medications.
• Prevent occupational exposure to hazardous drugs.
• Report needle-stick injuries and exposure incidents promptly.

5. Documentation

• Maintain accurate nursing records.
• Record chemotherapy administration details.
• Document adverse events, medication errors, and incident reports.
• Complete chemotherapy consent verification.
• Ensure traceability of chemotherapy medications.

6. Quality & NABH Compliance

• Follow NABH standards and hospital quality indicators.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Report medication errors and near misses.
• Ensure compliance with patient safety goals.
• Participate in departmental audits.