Registered Nurse, Specimen Collection Per Diem

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 is per diem

• 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

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.
• 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.

The hourly pay range for this position is from $54.78 to $101.42 which includes the per diem differential 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 is per diem

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees access to a retirement savings plan an employee assistance program and paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked).