Oncology Clinical Research Nurse — Solid Tumor Specialist

careers-fhcrc; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/vision

Dental

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Family life support

Employee assistance program

Onsite health clinic

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle is seeking a Clinical Research Nurse to support oncology patients at Fred Hutch and UW Medical Center Montlake. Onsite at South Lake Union, Monday–Friday 8:00 am–5:00 pm, start/end times may vary.

The role emphasizes balancing patient care with protocol requirements, education, and collaboration across clinic teams. Requires nursing licensure, oncology experience, and strong communication and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required.
• Current Washington RN license or multistate license with WA home state upgrade within 60 days.
• Current BLS card required with renewal every two years.
• Minimum 3 years oncology experience.
• Strong team collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience in clinical research preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain balance between participant care, protocol requirements, and compliance.
• Advocate for patients using nursing judgement and research expertise.
• Provide nursing and clinical operations support to the research team.
• Educate patients/families and document appropriately with study team.
• Bridge patient care from protocol to clinical care with clinic nurses.
• Assist with pre-screening and eligibility confirmation.
• Support adverse event assessments and data entry per protocol.
• Document in EHR with protocol details for data entry and compliance.
• Review concomitant medications and reconcile diaries.
• Support clinic visits when research nursing support is needed.
• Communicate holds/modifications to patients as directed by PI.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams; provide education to staff.

Skills

Oncology nursing experience

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Deadline-oriented

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams)

Job description

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle is seeking a Clinical Research Nurse to support oncology patients at Fred Hutch and UW Medical Center Montlake. Onsite at South Lake Union, Monday–Friday 8:00 am–5:00 pm, start/end times may vary.

The role emphasizes balancing patient care with protocol requirements, education, and collaboration across clinic teams. Requires nursing licensure, oncology experience, and strong communication and documentation skills.