MCC Infusion RN - Senior

UT Health San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Preceptor premium pay

Job summary

UT Health San Antonio's Mays Cancer Center seeks a Senior MCC SCTCT Infusion Registered Nurse to deliver direct care to immunocompromised patients across adult and geriatric populations in outpatient settings.

You will apply advanced nursing skills in hematology stem cell transplant and cellular therapy, lead or mentor teammates, and design individualized care plans while ensuring safe, high-quality outcomes within a multidisciplinary team in Texas.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in nursing required; BSN preferred or within two years.
• Five years nursing experience in healthcare environment.
• Active TX Nursing licensure and CPR/BLS.
• Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to immunocompromised patients in outpatient settings.
• Lead or mentor lower level team members and collaborate with care teams.
• Administer cellular therapies, high-dose chemotherapy, and related meds.
• Coordinate clinic flow, referrals, tests, and follow-up appointments.
• Educate patients and families on therapy processes.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical judgment

Mentoring

Preceptor

Communication skills

Autonomous practice

Team collaboration

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

BSN within 2 years

Tools

EMR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

The Senior MCC SCTCT Infusion Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to patients at the Mays Cancer Center. Provide nursing care to immunocompromised patients with complex needs, including hematology stem cell transplant and cellular therapy patients across the adult and geriatric spectrum in the outpatient setting. Demonstrate competency across the continuum of malignant hematology and stem cell transplantation. Deliver high-quality care across all domains of practice when caring for patients receiving cellular therapies. Develop and implement an individualized plan for utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Ensures enhanced patient outcomes through effective communication, collaboration, mentorship, and effective delegation in the exercise of his/her independent judgment. May lead or mentor lower level team members. Assesses the unit's needs related to practice and improvement opportunities.

Job Description

The Senior MCC SCTCT Infusion Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to patients at the Mays Cancer Center. Provide nursing care to immunocompromised patients with complex needs, including hematology stem cell transplant and cellular therapy patients across the adult and geriatric spectrum in the outpatient setting. Demonstrate competency across the continuum of malignant hematology and stem cell transplantation. Deliver high-quality care across all domains of practice when caring for patients receiving cellular therapies. Develop and implement an individualized plan for utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Ensures enhanced patient outcomes through effective communication, collaboration, mentorship, and effective delegation in the exercise of his/her independent judgment. May lead or mentor lower level team members. Assesses the unit's needs related to practice and improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Applies comprehensive knowledge of hematopoietic stem cell transplant and cellular therapies in patient care, including managing disease states, utilizing transplant immunology principles, conducting patient evaluations, and providing follow-up care.
• Conducts physical examinations, completes complex medical testing, interprets results, consults with physicians, and implements treatment plans for patients under care; administers medications and injections as needed.
• Administration of cellular therapy products, including hematopoietic stem cells, immune effector cells, and other cellular therapies.
• Safely administer high-dose chemotherapy, innovative cellular therapies, immunotherapies, stem cell reinfusions, blood products, growth factors, hydration, and associated medications,
• Administers cellular therapy products and signs of emergency and higher-level care needed.
• Ensures the clinic flow runs smoothly and works closely with the assigned scheduler to ensure referrals, follow-up appointments, diagnostic tests, etc., are scheduled accordingly.
• Triages patient calls and works closely with call center team members.
• Assists and arranges for hospital admissions as needed.
• Follows-up on diagnostic tests, labs and ensures they are reported to the medical provider.
• Refers patients as needed to appropriate specialist, consults and collaborates with other members of the health care team, provides daily wound care as needed, schedules follow up appointments, weekly check appointments, and procedure appointments.
• Educates patients and family members on the therapy process.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies required to complete duties safely and perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Uses critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to work autonomously as defined by the Nurse Practice Act.
• Uses therapeutic communication to establish relationships with patients, families, and the interprofessional team and collaborate on the plan of care.
• Communicates clearly and professionally with patients, physicians, family members, and co-workers, applying customer service principles and positive language to enhance interactions.
• Able to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team, and patients and their families.
• Exhibits strong assessment, organizational, and problem-solving abilities by effectively prioritizing multiple tasks and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey information clearly and concisely.
• Able to analyze information logically to coordinate work efficiently within schedule constraints while managing emergent requirements promptly.
• Participate as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.
• Advanced experience operating electronic medical records systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Ability to serve as a preceptor and a mentor by fostering a teaching environment. Position eligible for preceptor premium pay with completion of preceptor education and leader approval.
• ** A Bachelor's degree in Nursing or a related field is required within two years of hire into this position.

Education

Associate degree in Nursing is required.

Expereince

Five (5) years of nursing experience in a healthcare environment is required.

Licenses/Certifications

• Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) experience is preferred.
• Active CPR/BLS required.
• Active TX Nursing licensure required.
• BMTCN - Blood and Marrow Transplant Certified Nurse preferred.

Required Skills

• Five (5) years of nursing experience in a healthcare environment is required.
• Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) experience is preferred.