Registered Nurse - Apheresis

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.

 

Apheresis Registered Nurse - RN performs cell collections and therapeutic apheresis procedures for adult and pediatric patients, related donors, and volunteer research subjects in three local inpatient and outpatient settings. 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

In addition to primary responsibilities, skills, education and experience listed in job description, the Apheresis Registered Nurse will have the following key responsibilities:

• Performs all apheresis procedures for all patients and donors in all locations served.
• Assesses patient/donor medical history and clinical condition for procedural concerns, risks and contraindications to apheresis.
• Performs donor screenings and reviews donor health history questionnaires, justifications and other related documentation before collection, according to SOPs and regulatory guides.
• Educates patients, families, and caregivers on disease processes, treatment, side effects and symptom management
• Monitors the patient / donor response to the procedure and make technical and medication changes appropriately.  
• Communicates with medical provider teams and Apheresis Medical Directors to address potential and immediate clinical concerns.
• Coordinates with inter-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of care
• Processes apheresis products, including labeling and delivery in compliance with regulatory documentation.
• Adheres to unit policies and procedures compliant with regulatory requirements documentation; follows FDA, FACT, CAP and other regulatory requirements and guidance.
• Accepts rotating on-call assignment for nights, weekends and holidays.
• Accepts rotating assignment for Charge Nurse: responsible for daily workflow management, staff assignments, scheduling changes, environmental safety and interfacing with other departments.
• Ability to work in different clinical care locations are alliance partner locations.  This involves the ability to push/pull >100 pound wheeled machines
• Assist in policy and procedure development, review, revision and implementation.
• Integrates research and evidence based knowledge into clinical practice

Qualifications

Required:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Current Washington State Registered Nurse (RN