Registered Nurse - Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Issaquah Clinic

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Seattle (WA); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 128.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Issaquah, WA seeks a Registered Nurse to join an interdisciplinary care team. This 1.0 FTE position covers Tuesday through Friday, four 10-hour shifts from 7:30am to 6pm, at the Issaquah Clinic.

The RN will perform nursing assessment and care planning, with opportunities to engage in research and evidence-based practice. Required are a WA RN license (MSL) or eligibility to obtain WA licensure within 60 days, BLS certification, and strong clinical judgment.

Formación

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Washington State RN license (MSL) or eligible to update to WA license within 60 days of hire.
• BLS certification required every two years.
• Oncology experience preferred; will provide training as needed.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and time management skills.

Responsabilidades

• Assess patients' physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
• Develop and adjust plans of care based on disease, symptoms, and responses to treatment.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes and treatments.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
• Coordinate referrals to social work, home health, nutrition, and other resources.
• Deliver direct patient care, including chemotherapy education and medication administration.
• Maintain documentation and ensure privacy and compliance with regulations.

Conocimientos

Critical thinking

Time management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Educación

BSN or higher

WA RN license

BLS certification

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Registered Nurse is a member of an interdisciplinary care team. This role provides patient centric care and is primarily responsible for nursing assessment and diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

This position will be 1.0FTE/full-time Tuesday-Friday, four 10 hour shifts from 7:30am-6pm. This position will be located at the Issaquah Clinic in Issaquah, WA.

Responsibilities

• Assesses physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and evaluates patients’ adaptation to health changes
• Develops a plan of care based on patients’ disease, symptoms, and response to treatment
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects and symptom management
• Coordinates with inter-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care
• Refers patients, families and caregivers as appropriate to other clinical resources/professionals such as social work, home health care, clinical nutrition, etc.
• Implements, evaluates and modifies plan of care
• Integrates research and evidence based knowledge into clinical practice

In addition to primary responsibilities of the Registered Nurses (RN), the Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) will have the following key responsibilities:

Direct Patient Care

• Education patients and families: chemotherapy, central lines, injections, home care
• Telephone and email symptom triage
• Dressing changes, medication administration, injections
• New patient orientation
• Caregiver support
• Assessment of needs for additional supportive care resources
• Prescription refills
• Result reviews

Indirect Patient Care

• Supportive care referrals
• FMLA paperwork, disability paperwork, Ferry passes
• Coordination of outside clinical care
• Ensuring continuity of care with outside providers
• Collaboration with research team for patients on trial

Communication and Teamwork

• Attend regular team meetings with provider and nursing teams
• Coordination of care with ancillary services
• Delegation of tasks to appropriate team members
• Coordinating patient schedules with clinic team
• Collaboration with infusion RN and other members of the care team to assure patient needs are met
• Real-time management and escalation of issues in clinic

Professional Development and Clinic Engagement

• Document all nursing care activities accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of patient privacy rights.
• Active participation in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Must have a current Washington State Registered Nurse Multistate License (MSL) or current MSL from another state; and ability to update to MSL with Primary State of Residence to WA within 60 days of hire. This requirement may be waived under specific circumstances, subject to approval.
• Applicants that do not have previous oncology experience will be provided additional training and support
• Current BLS AHA Health Provider Card (or equivalent course, such as by the American Red Cross) and renewal required every two years
• Additional certification may be required dependent upon department.
• Critical thinking; the ability to practice the cognitive skills of analyzing, applying standards, discriminating, information seeking, logical reasoning, predicting, and transforming knowledge
• Ability to develop clinical judgment.
• Time Management skills; the ability to organize and manage time and tasks independently
• Ability to communicate effectively by looking and listening for cues, asking open-ended questions, exploring cues, using pauses, screening responses, and clarifying response.
• Ability to effectively listen by using reflecting, acknowledging, summarizing, empathizing, and paraphrasing skill.
• Ability to effectively provide information by checking what information the person knows already, giving small amounts of information at a time, using clear terms and avoiding jargon, avoiding detail unless it is requested, checking for understanding, and pausing and waiting for a response.

Preferred:

• BSN prepared nurse
• OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) or BMT RN
• 2 years of oncology nursing experience
• Previous telephone triage experience
• Previous outpatient clinic experience
• Takes initiative
• Good communication skills
• Skilled at multitasking and organization

The hourly pay range for this position is from $51.06 to $93.04, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.Registered Nurses are paid on a step-scale basis and are also eligible for shift differentials and other pay premiums such as advanced degree, preceptor, and certification.

Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.

This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).

Additional Information

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at [e-mail] or by calling 206-667-4700.