Registered Nurse - Infusion - Evergreen Clinic

Fred Hutch; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 95,633,000 - 177,022,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Kirkland, WA, seeks an Infusion Nurse to join an interdisciplinary care team. The role provides patient-centric care with infusion and supportive regimens, working 0.7 FTE over 9–10 hour shifts for 28 hours per week, at the Evergreen Clinic in Kirkland.

Responsibilities include patient assessment, plan-of-care development, education for patients and families, and coordination with the care team.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must have WA RN license (or multi-state license with WA residency updated).
• Oncology experience is preferred or willingness to receive training.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs and monitor adaptation to health changes.
• Develop a care plan based on disease, symptoms, and treatment response.
• Educate patients and families on disease processes, treatments, side effects and symptom management.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.
• Refer patients and families to appropriate clinical resources.
• Implement, evaluate and adjust the plan of care, integrating evidence-based practice.
• Participate in continuing education and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical judgment

Time management

Communication skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient education

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Tools

ONS Chemotherapy Provider Card

BLS certification

Job description

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 Infusion Nurse is a member of an interdisciplinary care team. This role provides patient centric care and is primarily responsible for administering treatment and supportive care regimens.

This position will be 0.7FTE, 9-10 hour shifts to equal 28 hours/week. The days of the week are to be determined. This position will be located at the Evergreen Clinic in Kirkland, 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

Nursing Care and Assessment

• Demonstrate knowledge of standard treatment and medication side effects
• Perform nursing assessment, review relevant lab results, assess pain and other symptoms
• Administer IV hydration, electrolyte replacement, chemotherapy/biotherapy, and blood products
• Perform venous access and blood draws

Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

• Demonstrate an awareness of the potentially hazardous nature of many of the agents administered and uses correct precautions when handling them
• Follow all procedures regarding safe disposal of any materials used in the administration of chemotherapy or other hazardous agents and blood products

Patient and Family Education

• Provide patient and family education in coordination with treatment and care plan
• Conduct learning needs assessment for patient and caregiver(s)
• Ensure patients have clinic contact information and understand when to call if symptoms arise or persist post-infusion therapy

Communication and Teamwork

• Communicate or elevate patient symptoms and concerns to provider as needed
• Collaborate with the care team to provide effective and efficient patient care
• Request consultation from social work, dietician, spiritual care, and or any other supportive care teams when patient's situation indicates

Professional Development and Clinic Engagement

• Participation in continuing education, departmental projects, committee work, and quality improvement initiatives

Required

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); and MSL primary state of residence must be updated 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.
• ONS Chemotherapy Provider Card (required within 3 months of hire)
• 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

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Certification in oncology or specialty practice area
• 2 years of RN Oncology experiencein an ambulatory infusion setting

The hourly pay range for this position is from $47.64 to $88.19 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). Paid time off is prorated for part-time positions.

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.