Registered Nurse, Proton Therapy

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch); Washington, Seattle (District of Columbia, WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse to join their interdisciplinary care team. This role focuses on providing patient-centric care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, and evaluation. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative environment, utilizing critical thinking and effective communication skills to enhance patient outcomes. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this organization offers a supportive workplace where your contributions can make a significant impact in the fight against cancer and infectious diseases. Join a team dedicated to making life beyond cancer a reality for patients and their families.

Benefits

Medical/Vision/Dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Partially paid sabbatical leave

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing school and hold a current RN license.
• Ability to develop clinical judgment and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' physical, emotional, and social needs.
• Develop and implement patient care plans based on individual needs.

Skills

Critical thinking

Time Management

Effective communication

Clinical judgment

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse, Proton Therapy

Job ID

29249

Type

Regular Full-Time

Location

US-WA-Seattle

Category

Nursing and Nursing Support

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.

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

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or NLC multistate license.
• 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:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Two years of nursing experience preferred

The hourly pay range for this position is from $45.35 to $84.80 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.

This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.

This position is a 1.0 FTE, 40 hours a week.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your 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), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months).

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.