Registered Nurse, Radiation Oncology
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 45 - 84
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 worlds 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 worlds 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
- Must have current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license or current NLC multistate license (MSL); and must upgrade to an MSL primary state of residence WA within 60 days of hire. This requirement may be waived under specific circumstances subject to approval.
- 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 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 0.6 FTE. 24 hours per week.
This position is not eligible for H1-B sponsorship at this time.
Additional Information
Key Skills
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Basic Life Support
- ICU Experience
- Infusion Experience
- Triage
- TFS
- Conflict Management
- Nursing
- Critical Care Experience
- Epic
- Medication Administration
