Registered Nurse, Chemo and Infusion

HealthPartners; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthPartners is seeking a skilled registered nurse with oncology experience to provide direct patient care in a cancer treatment setting. The RN will administer chemotherapy and supportive medications, monitor responses, and ensure safe venous access and infusion therapy.

The role requires a Wisconsin RN license and BLS, with preferences for oncology credentials. This position is clinic-based with full-time hours and strong patient-family education responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN license required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Oncology/chemotherapy nursing credentials preferred (OCN, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Administers chemotherapy, biotherapy, analgesics and supportive meds per guidelines.
• Evaluates patient medication adherence and treatment response.
• Performs venipuncture, IV therapy and line care as part of cancer care.
• Documents care plans and outcomes in the medical record.
• Facilitates transitions of care to home, palliative, or hospice services.

Education

Wisconsin State Registered Nurse license

BLS certificate

Job description

Essential duties include:

• Administers blood products, medications, chemotherapeutic agents, biotherapy agents, analgesics, and hematopoietic growth factors to patients with cancer following age-specific guidelines and standards.


• Assesses patient compliance with medications, treatments, and appointments.


• Demonstrates competency in the performance of simple and complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as venipuncture, administration of IV fluids, care of vascular access devices, and declotting of lines.


• Documents the interventions and outcomes of the care plan in the medical record.


• Evaluates the need for prescription refills, effectiveness of medication, or medication changes.


• Facilitates the transition of care for patients to home care, palliative care, or hospice in collaboration with the cancer care team.


• Follows standard policies and procedures for medical orders according to chemotherapy administration, biotherapy administration, analgesics, hematopoietic growth factors, immunosuppressive agents, and antiemetic therapy.


• Manages telephone calls from patients and families and triages patient calls and assesses the clinical problem.


• Optimizes physical and emotional comfort for patients and families by providing equipment, resources, or referrals to community services.


• Optimizes the use of team resources by establishing patient priorities and advising the medical assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians of patients’ needs.


• Provides continuity of care between outpatient and inpatient departments on patient admissions to the hospital and accepts information on discharges from the hospital.


• Provides direct care to patients by conducting a patient history and assessment including symptoms, performance status score, and clinical changes from the last visit and formulates a plan of care for patients and families.


• Provides instructions and directions to patients and families on tests and chemotherapy side effects.


• Provides patient and family education and serves as an educator for nursing and other staff.


• Reviews all patient medical data prior to a patient visit to ensure that all results are available for the medical team during the patient visit (i.e., that all laboratory results, pathology reports, imaging studies, and medical records are available for team from which to make a disposition).


• Reviews patients’ medications, distress assessment, and vital signs including pain on each visit to the clinic and plans nursing interventions.


• Serves as a patient advocate on issues related to the clinical changes and physical status of patients since the last clinic visit.

Work Schedule:

• 0.8 FTE/64 hours in a biweekly pay period

Required Qualifications:

• Wisconsin State Registered Nurse (RN) license


• Basic life support (BLS) certificate

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience as an RN


• Two years of oncology experience


• Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider card


• OCN certification