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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. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. 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. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

The Infusion Registered Nurse (RN) in the GI Care Neighborhood at Fred Hutch Cancer Center brings together the leading research teams and cancer specialists of Fred Hutch, Seattle Children's, and UW Medicine. This extraordinary group's sole mission is the pursuit of better, longer, richer lives for our patients. In support of our mission, FHCC is physically growing the clinic footprint and expanding into Care Neighborhoods. The Care Neighborhood puts the patient at the center of our work and brings the care team together to more effectively care for the patient. In preparation for the expansion, the GI Clinic at FHCC will implement the new model of care in two Care Neighborhoods beginning Spring 2020. The clinicians testing this model will be innovators in their field and will work together to create a better patient and staff experience.

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 Infusion RN will have the following key responsibilities:

Nursing Care and Assessment

• Demonstrate knowledge of standard treatment and potential side effects of medications administered during the patient's stay.
• Perform nursing assessment, review relevant lab results, assess pain and other symptoms as needed.
• Assure the safety of patients by following all procedures related to verification of orders when administering medications, including chemotherapy, and blood products.
• Document all nursing care activities accurately and in a timely fashion.

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 escalate patient symptoms and concerns to team provider as needed
• Collaborate with the greater GI team to provide effective and efficient patient care
• Request consultation from social work, dietician, or spiritual care staff when patient's situation indicates.

Professional Development and Clinic Engagement

• Opportunity to attend educational events: Nursing Rounds, Swartz Rounds, Conferences, etc.
• Opportunity to participate in committee work, special projects
• Continuing education benefit (financial and time off support)
• Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

Required:

• Nursing degree
• Current WA State Registered Nurse License
• Current BLS AHA Healthcare Provider Certification
• 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
• BSN prepared nurse
• OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) or BMT RN
• ACLS and/or PALS
• CITI Training - Good Clinical Practice and Human Subjects Research (required within 6 months of hire)
• 2 years of previous RN Oncology experience
• Good time management skills
• Team Player
• Sense of humor

This position is patient facing and/or requires access to Fred Hutch clinical facilities. As such, full COVID-19 vaccination is required as a condition of employment, without exception. Booster doses are strongly recommended but not required. If declining a booster, completion of the COVID-19 Vaccination Status Form Questionnaire and COVID-19 Booster Declination Training is required. Because of our immunocompromised patient population, there are no medical or religious accommodations available for any employee who is patient facing and/or requires access to Fred Hutch clinical facilities. Only employees whose positions are fully remote, who are not patient facing and/or require no access to clinical facilities, may apply for medical or religious accommodations. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees must provide proof of vaccination before their first day of employment. A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

The hourly pay range for this position is from $38.67 to $73.48 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.

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).

This position may be eligible for relocation assistance.

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